Computer icons too big

[brettdale]

Started up my computer and everthing is too big and blurrly. Tried right click mouse then view small icons but it still doesnt look right. Is their something in control panel i can go to to fix the problem.

[LuvLoogie]

1. what OS? display resolution? Reset to factory default on the monitor itself?

try a reboot, too.

[brettdale]

4. Not sure

Ive made the icons smaller thru view. When i hope up my web browser. Its like everything is to big. Its like burrly and the letters the writing and pics have been squashed.

[ailsagirl]

2. Google "computer icons too big"

There are a lot of answers. Good luck!

[yonder]

3. If its windows,

my guess would be your display resolution, for whatever reason, got knocked back down to some sort of default. Try bumping that back up incrementally.

[brettdale]

5. How do i do that

Thru control panel?

[yonder]

7. I'm a hack,

so here's a rough idea. Through your control panel, then display settings find something that says screen resolution. Once there, try adjusting upward the resolution settings. Say it's at 800x600 now. Bump it up to the next highest until you get something you like, or what you had before. It may give you a preview option before you save that setting, if so, try it.

If that doesn't do it, like I said, I'm a hack. Good luck

[jberryhill]

6. Move your chair back about two feet

[brettdale]

8. Just everything is oversized

Cheers for tips.

[brettdale]

9. Nothing has worked so far

No luck so far. Evwrything is just oversized.

[Ron Obvious]

16. It really does sound like your screen resolution got messed up.

Right click on an empty bit of desktop and check "Screen Resolution" on the menu.

Alternately, you might be running on the default VGA resolution because your display driver got screwed up. Are there only 1 or 2 resolutions listed on that menu? Go to your control panel and go to "Devices" (or possibly System; Devices). See if you see anything listed with an exclamation mark under Display. You might have to reinstall the driver.

Finally, it is just possible you're running in Safe Mode (no device drivers loaded beyond the bare minimum), but I imagine you'd have noticed that.

[ret5hd]

10. Move farther away.

[brettdale]

11. Tried everthing

Nothing has worked? is there something im missing?

[LuckyCharms]

12. What is your operating system?

[brettdale]

14. Windows 7

Its likes the icons have been squashed or ironed out.

[LuckyCharms]

15. I just switched from 7 to 10.

Give me a few minutes to look in my Windows 10 desktop and I'll see if I can come up with anything.

[LuckyCharms]

17. Try this first and let me know if it works.

Have your desktop up on the screen. Go anywhere on the desktop that does not have an icon and RIGHT click. Go to VIEW and change the icon size. See if that helps. If it makes it worse, reverse what you did.

[brettdale]

18. tried that but didnt work

didnt work

[LuckyCharms]

19. ok hold on...

[LuckyCharms]

21. OK, try this...

Go to your desktop. hold down the Control key (CTRL). While holding it down, use the scroll wheel on your mouse (either forward or backwards) to see if it changes the size of the icons.

[brettdale]

23. Tried that also

But it still doesnt work

[LuckyCharms]

25. ok hold on again...

[LuckyCharms]

26. Try this next.

Right click on the Desktop | Personalize | Window Color. In the Item drop-down box select Icon. The size setting is to the right.

[jberryhill]

27. Says its blurry

IMHO it’s monitor driver/size/resolution issues.

[brettdale]

29. cant find size setting

There is hue saturation and brightness

[brettdale]

30. I clicked on window colour

There no item drop down box, all there was, was a little arrow that allowed me to
seelct, hue saturation brightness.

[jberryhill]

13. Buy a smaller monitor

[brettdale]

20. Its like everything has been spreadout

If i got to youtube its like its in cinema mode, everything is too long, width ways.

[LuckyCharms]

22. see post 18

[brettdale]

24. Thanks for all the tips

I guess I have a busy afternoon ahead

[jberryhill]

28. What is the largest animal you have sacrificed?

Usually a small bird or chicken might do it, but in this case you may need a lamb or a goat. Kill it with a single stroke at EXACTLY midnight while facing east.

Leave it outside for the birds to feed. At noon the next day, collect any leftover bones and fur, bring it inside, and burn some of it over a candle next to your monitor.

[Hav]

31. Could be settings for those with bad eye sight

Check out the answer to a similar question here, especially the point about the 125% setting: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/windows-7-features-for-the-vision-impaired/b41c5e35-e3d3-4798-a8c9-ddf15a056836

I'm currently on windows10 but I remember that this is the setting that messed by the display for me as well and it also came back after a restart until I changed a setting.

[jberryhill]

32. What kind of monitor does you computer think its hooked up to?

And does the connector look like one of these;



Or does it look more like same connectors your TV uses?

[brettdale]

33. yep looks e like that

Just one blue one.

[jberryhill]

36. Your general issue...

Could be that your monitor settings, and what your computer thinks your monitor settings are, are different.

Your computer may be providing a sort of generic low resolution VGA signal, while your monitor is capable of displaying a much higher resolution. Newer monitors with the fancier connectors are much better at having a conversation with your computer about what sort of signals they like.

But there may also be a menu of settings built into your monitor as well.

If you have recently installed a game or something that doesn’t run in a window, but takes over your whole screen, that sort of thing can mess with your video settings. That is distinct from the display options like the ones you been messing with.

[brettdale]

37. Thanks for all the help

nah havent installed anything, not sure if this relevant but my monitor settings is saying its Auto 16 , dont know
what that means.

[jberryhill]

39. Does it give you other options there?

[brettdale]

40. doesnt appear so

But Im guessing there is a way I can change it.

[jberryhill]

41. This might be informative

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/screen-resolution-changes-windows

[brettdale]

34. Its telling me my screen is in landscape

Thats the way it should be right? Not portrait?

[ornotna]

43. Landscape is correct. n/t

[GeorgeGist]

35. My favorite last resort is rebooting.

[brettdale]

38. like my computer is in cinema mode

Its all stretched out. Its also like some webpages look like in the early/mid 90's

[Generic Brad]

42. Have you tried right clicking on your desktop?

That brings up the Properties menu, then going to Display, and then experimenting with the screen layout size through Advanced Displays?

Forgive me if I am off base with this suggestion. I use Apple devices at home and am going from my Windows memory from when that used to happen to me at my last job.