Reducing the size of icons and icon text on the Vista desktop

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Reducing the size of icons and icon text on the Vista desktop.

Answer

Users who have upgraded to Windows Vista or are more familiar with earlier versions of Microsoft Windows will immediately notice when getting onto Windows Vista that the icons and icon text is much larger than previous versions of Windows. If you wish to have the icons appear as they did in previous versions of Windows follow the below steps.

  1. Right-click on the Desktop.
  2. Click View.
  3. Select Classic Icons
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