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Small Icons No longer working

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Start 11 working fine a few weeks ago. The small icons now no longer work in the task menu. I wonder if it is asssociated with a windows 11 update? Any help appreciated.  I know it is still working as the blur function still active?

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need more information on your system. Windows full version number. Start11 version and screenshot of the area you mean "task menu"?

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi,

 

Taskbar at bottom of screen. (see pic below). If I select large/medium/small it makes no difference. They used to be really small so I could see a lot of apps when in portrait mode as tablet.

 

Start Ver: 1.42

WIN Ver: Win 11 Home. 10.0.22621 Build 22621

 

Thanks

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting richard_irons, reply 2

Hi,

 

Taskbar at bottom of screen. (see pic below). If I select large/medium/small it makes no difference. They used to be really small so I could see a lot of apps when in portrait mode as tablet.

 

Start Ver: 1.42

WIN Ver: Win 11 Home. 10.0.22621 Build 22621

 

Thanks



 


End of richard_irons's quote

Do you have the enhanced taskbar setting enabled?

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting richard_irons, reply 4

Yes. The blur function is working.
End of richard_irons's quote

Are you are also restarting explorer when you change the size?

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2023-03-22_13-01-49tpscroggins.mp4

 

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

....and regardless of whether I choose Large, medium or small and click restart explorer the size stays the same?

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting richard_irons, reply 7

....and regardless of whether I choose Large, medium or small and click restart explorer the size stays the same?
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Are you sure you have enabled the enhanced taskbar option?  The blur control is entirely unrelated to that.

Also your taskbar must not be an autohide taskbar.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Why cant it be an auto-hide taskbar? It was previously and the small icons worked?

Definitely enabled enhanced task-bar. This has worked for months. I haven't touched any settings and it now has stopped working?

I have switched off auto-hide and icons still not small. I think it is something to with a windows update.....

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

I have reset computer and small icons now work, but only if taskbar not pop-up. This is definitely a change in behaviour over the past 2 weeks. V. strange, Used to have task-bar pop-up with small icons? I'd rather disable updates to windows to restore this functionality but not sure which update responsible?

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting richard_irons, reply 10

I have reset computer and small icons now work, but only if taskbar not pop-up. This is definitely a change in behaviour over the past 2 weeks. V. strange, Used to have task-bar pop-up with small icons? I'd rather disable updates to windows to restore this functionality but not sure which update responsible?
End of richard_irons's quote

The March update to Windows 11 removed the OSes native ability to support small and large modes.  Hence the new restriction with autohide taskbars.