Customize Windows Desktop

In this article, we will show you how to reposition the taskbar, resize icons and save the layout of your icons.

Rick Broida

Network Administration - In this article, we will show you how to reposition the taskbar, resize icons and save the layout of your icons.

Widescreen - It is very useful for watching movies and placing windows side by side, but there are times when that empty space is wasted. So in this article we want to introduce a simple tip that can be applied to laptops and netbooks: Move the taskbar to the side of the screen. In addition, we also show you how to change the size of icons on Vista and how to save the icons' Layout on the Desktop.

Move the Taskbar to the side of the screen

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If you've used Windows for a long time, you probably won't like this. But think again: Web pages, word documents almost need a lot of vertical space, so why don't you add it to the space by moving the taskbar to the side? right or left of the screen.

By moving the taskbar to the left or right of the screen, you'll increase the vertical space for things you use every day.
Experiment with this method. The steps involved in both Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems are the same:

Right-click on the free space of the taskbar and uncheck the previously checked checkmark next to the Lock the taskbar entry .
Click and hold the left mouse button on an empty area of the taskbar, then drag it to the left or right of your image. When you get close to the position you need to place, you will see it pinned, so you can release the mouse.

That's all it takes! Vista users can expand the taskbar's width to make it easier to see the labels of the programs it is running. However, Windows 7 still keeps the taskbar as the original, without the running program labels. It can be said that placing the taskbar next to it may be better in Windows 7 when compared to previous versions of this operating system. So if you have a system with a wide screen, experiment with it for a day to see if you really feel like this change. (If you don't like it, you can drag taskbar back to its old location below).

Change the size of icons on Vista

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Can you change the size of icons on the Vista operating system's desktop? For example, recent migrations from Windows XP often have smaller icons for Vista's large icons. If you are using Vista operating system on a TV or a super-high resolution screen, then you can completely make your icons bigger.

The way to change the size of the icon depends on your vision. Before you find it, there's a note you need to know: If you've sorted your icons in a certain way, changing their size will probably mess up the order. However, this is not so important because you can rearrange them when you have made the resizing, but the problem we remind you is that you should avoid having a shocking situation when you see your icons. suddenly confused.

This is how to re-size them.

Right-click on any open area on the desktop (ie do not click on the program icon).
In the menu that appears, hover over the View to see your options. The default of Vista is Medium . If you want XP icons, choose Classic Icons . To get big icons, choose Large Icons .

Save the icon Layout on the Desktop

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Some games and apps may change your screen resolution and when it changes again, the icon's layout will probably be cluttered.

One way to overcome this problem is to use the utility: DesktopOK . This utility will allow you to save and restore the layout of icons. Set up your icons the way you want them, then save the layout again, when necessary, you can simply restore it and you'll be back to the previous layout state.

You are not restricted to a layout that can save multiple layouts if you want, this is great if you want different layouts during use, such as using a laptop with an external monitor and no screens external photo.

DesktopOK works with Windows XP and Vista, but it is not sure if it works on Windows.