Solved Taskbar icons are ugly

Rick99

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Hello, I don't know why but some of my taskbar icons are blurry if you look closely on the screenshot you'll see what I mean. Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks,
-Rick
 

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Did you somehow increase the size, like 125%, or something similar? The font for your date/time is larger than mine, and your WiFi bar icon is skewed to the vertical, compared to mine. If the taskbar is zoomed, the resolution of the icons might not be standard? (These are just guesses off the top of my head.)

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Are you using any third party utility to change the appearance of your desktop?
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I'm not dure if I increased the size I'll chrck when I'm at my pc. No, I'm not uding anything to al the er my dedktop.
 

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Wait, those taskbars look like windows 7 taskbars.
 
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    Windows 8 Home Premium? 64 Bit
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    ASUS G75VW-BHI7N07
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    Intel core i7 3630QM 2.3-3.2
    Motherboard
    Default motherboard
    Memory
    8GB
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    Nvidia GTX 660m 2GB Dedicated Vram
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    Not sure
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    Default monitor
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    1920x1080p
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    1TB 5400RPM
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    Default
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    Razer Naga Epic
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Windows 8 desktop taskbars DO look like Windows 7 taskbars. Mine is DEFINITELY on Windows 8 Pro.
 

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    H77M-D3H (micro-ATX)
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    none (Intel HD4000 IGP)
    Sound Card
    mobo integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2312HM & Samsung 171N
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    1080x1920 (portrait) & 1280x1024
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    Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 460W
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    Intel stock HSF
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    Logitech K260
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    Logitech M210
    Internet Speed
    10Mbps/1Mbps DOCSIS
Strange because windows 8 changed the wifi icon but that looks like the old icon
 

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    Intel core i7 3630QM 2.3-3.2
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    Default motherboard
    Memory
    8GB
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    Nvidia GTX 660m 2GB Dedicated Vram
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    Default monitor
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    1TB 5400RPM
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    Laptop default
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    Razer Naga Epic
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    20-35 Most I ever got 57.75 on wifi.
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YOUR Windows 8 seems to have a vertically-stretched WiFi icon. Mine doesn't. Nor does brummyfan's.

It definitely seems like somehow your desktop, or at least the task bar, got "zoomed" up in size, which would also explain the "ugly" icons you have.

Edited to add: I have Windows 8 on two computers, and both of them have the same (Win7-style) WiFi icon.
 

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    Windows 8.1.1 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home built
    CPU
    i3-3225
    Motherboard
    H77M-D3H (micro-ATX)
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    none (Intel HD4000 IGP)
    Sound Card
    mobo integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2312HM & Samsung 171N
    Screen Resolution
    1080x1920 (portrait) & 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520, 120GB SSD
    Kingston SNV425S2 64GB SSD
    WD WD10EARS 1GB HDD
    PSU
    Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 460W
    Case
    Silverstone TJ-08E
    Cooling
    Intel stock HSF
    Keyboard
    Logitech K260
    Mouse
    Logitech M210
    Internet Speed
    10Mbps/1Mbps DOCSIS
Hello, I don't know why but some of my taskbar icons are blurry if you look closely on the screenshot you'll see what I mean. Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks,
-Rick
Check your screen resolution.
 

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    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
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    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
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    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
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    Gateway
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Well, there goes one of the few I liked about windows 8. My screen resolution is 1920x1080 so it's correct.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium? 64 Bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G75VW-BHI7N07
    CPU
    Intel core i7 3630QM 2.3-3.2
    Motherboard
    Default motherboard
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GTX 660m 2GB Dedicated Vram
    Sound Card
    Not sure
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
    PSU
    Default
    Case
    Laptop default
    Cooling
    Default
    Keyboard
    Default
    Mouse
    Razer Naga Epic
    Internet Speed
    20-35 Most I ever got 57.75 on wifi.
    Browser
    Chromium
    Antivirus
    AVG
Well, there goes one of the few I liked about windows 8. My screen resolution is 1920x1080 so it's correct.
Sorry, I guess. I concur that the task bar icons look much worse on Win8 than Win7 (transparency off). Still, check your settings at Control Panel > System > Advanced system settings > Visual effects ....
 

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  • OS
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    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
By default ASUS has the scaling for it on %125 Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display and change it to %100 to fix this
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium? 64 Bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G75VW-BHI7N07
    CPU
    Intel core i7 3630QM 2.3-3.2
    Motherboard
    Default motherboard
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GTX 660m 2GB Dedicated Vram
    Sound Card
    Not sure
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
    PSU
    Default
    Case
    Laptop default
    Cooling
    Default
    Keyboard
    Default
    Mouse
    Razer Naga Epic
    Internet Speed
    20-35 Most I ever got 57.75 on wifi.
    Browser
    Chromium
    Antivirus
    AVG
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