How do I make desktop icons bigger

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...without the rest of my icons being affected.

I'm sorry, but customizing is all new to me, any help would be appreciated.

I don't want to use IconX, I got rid of it a long time ago. I didn't like how it renamed icons, or how sometimes my icons would disapear until I unloaded IconX and loaded it again.

Is there a way to have my destop icons larger, without having my Start menu icons and folder icons being resized too?

I already tried going to Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Advanced > Icon, and changed my icons to 48x48 and it worked great... Then I found out it affected more then just my destop. I also tried the Registry Editor from HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop > WindowMetrics > Shell Icon Size.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
alewis0008,

I do not know of a way to use the Windows explorer shell to change icon sizes that would not affect more than just the desktop.

For Stardock applications, you could try:

1 - ObjectDock (this would obviously place them on a dock, so may not be what you are looking for).

2 - DesktopX, which allows you to create shortcut objects which you can then assign an image to.

There may be some other programs out there as well.

I believe you will be stuck with using a third party program to accomplish that task.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I believe you will be stuck with using a third party program to accomplish that task.




Thank you for the help, I guess I'll try DesktopX.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
*nods* The only real way is by using a DesktopX object. Once you've downloaded Builder, create an object for each icon, set the images and links, then group and export. It's easier than it sounds, and it'll look great.