make Windows 11 photo thumbnails larger than extra large in file explorer

Anonymous
2022-01-04T13:22:19+00:00

Now using Windows 11. When I open File Explorer to view photo thumbnails and set the view to Extra Large, it is not any larger than when I set the view to Large. The only difference between Large and Extra Large is that the spacing between thumbnails gets larger -- not the photo itself.

My laptop is still on Windows 10, and Extra Large view there is much larger than the Large view setting.

Can you help?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-05T12:53:33+00:00

    Thanks for confirming for me that I'm not crazy with what I'm seeing!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-05T03:52:47+00:00

    Completely agree with OP. Windows 11 photo thumbnails much smaller than Windows 10 with same view setting. Very annoying

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-14T14:14:32+00:00

    I have the same problem as the OP. My preview pics are tiny. When I pick a them for Windows 11 for instance. the are very tiny. Making it almost impossible to pick a theme when it is literally the size of a postage stamp. And to make it worse there are NO setting in Personalize where Desktop Themes are located. Zero. No way to adjust it at all. This is only one of a ton of problems and bad choices in Windows 11 so far. I'm a retired network engineer. Started in 1971. Been with MS since DOS 1.0. This new version has more bugs than any version of Windows so far and the silliest interface and control choices of them all. I hope we can at least get this problem fixed. It is really annoying.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-16T10:15:18+00:00

    The issue relates to a max icon width in Windows 10/11 and only becomes a problem with very high resolution displays. Lower the resolution and the Extra Large Icons behave as before. This is a hardwired limitation within Windows that the devs will hopefully resolve shortly.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-03-16T11:46:26+00:00

    Thanks! That is the first useful reply and greatly appreciated! I do have a hi def display. I am a nunce at tech. Is it possible to activate a setting that will downgrade the display but only when showing tnails, and not when opening the pics or otherwise using the laptop?

    ~A

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