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
    2022-09-20T17:07:52+00:00

    Is there still no solution for this? I've got a similar issue. There is definitely noticeable difference, but it's not extra anything. I have minor vision issues and the text I have no problem reading (at 200% scale and 2280×1920 res, both the recommended setting), but I still can't see my images enough to know what exactly I'm opening.

    My previews are literally one inch of packed animation frames.

    I just want the icons bigger, not the entire window, btw. Basically, your vision accessibility is severely lacking if there's no answer to this problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-22T09:51:28+00:00

    When you go into your folder the easiest way to show extra large icons in windows 11. Click on your folder to open it up. In the bottom righthand side is an icon. hold your mouse over it and it'll say, "displays items by using large thumbnails" click on this then go onto your file, then view and click extra large icons....That will work.

    Thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-22T17:04:31+00:00

    When you go into your folder the easiest way to show extra large icons in windows 11. Click on your folder to open it up. In the bottom righthand side is an icon. hold your mouse over it and it'll say, "displays items by using large thumbnails" click on this then go onto your file, then view and click extra large icons....That will work.

    Thank you.

    Colin, Thanks for your reply but this does not solve the problem. Note that this problem applies to high resolution screens only such as the 3456x2160 OLED display on my Dell XPS-15 (first screenshot). It's not a problem on, for instance, my ASUS 1920x1080 monitor. (2nd screenshot)

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-10-02T17:04:29+00:00

    Nope. This doesn’t work.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-10-07T02:59:50+00:00

    Thank you! This worked for me as well. Very much appreciate your contribution.

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