How do I change the size of the icons on my taskbar?

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How do I change the size of the icons on my taskbar?

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Rhys McKenzie 10 Reputation points

2026-01-03T00:12:51.5433333+00:00

Totally useless as following steps 1, and 2 there is NO "Use small taskbar buttons" option
Penny Goodstein 20 Reputation points

2026-01-20T07:15:51.05+00:00

I FOUND it.

Go to Settings, Personalization, Task Bar

Scroll to "taskbar behaviors"

It's at the very bottom of that list. It is just above "related settings."
Meghna Mody 0 Reputation points

2026-05-04T11:49:44.7966667+00:00

I found it.

In Personalization >> Taskbar>> Taskbar Behaviour>> there is an option "Show smaller taskbar buttons" which has a drop down menu , options are "Always" , "When taskbar is full" and "Never".

Select "Never" which does the trick. The taskbar icons come back to original size.

2 answers

Your answer

Rhys McKenzie 10 Reputation points

2026-01-03T00:12:51.5433333+00:00

Totally useless as following steps 1, and 2 there is NO "Use small taskbar buttons" option
Penny Goodstein 20 Reputation points

2026-01-20T07:15:51.05+00:00

I FOUND it.

Go to Settings, Personalization, Task Bar

Scroll to "taskbar behaviors"

It's at the very bottom of that list. It is just above "related settings."
Meghna Mody 0 Reputation points

2026-05-04T11:49:44.7966667+00:00

I found it.

In Personalization >> Taskbar>> Taskbar Behaviour>> there is an option "Show smaller taskbar buttons" which has a drop down menu , options are "Always" , "When taskbar is full" and "Never".

Select "Never" which does the trick. The taskbar icons come back to original size.

Answer 1

Paulo GM 72,400 Independent Advisor

Hi,

If you're trying to make the icons smaller, I believe there's already an option to do that. Just head to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar behavior > Show smaller taskbar buttons and set it to Always.

If not, please provide more details to the issue so I can check what possible solutions to suggest.

FB 0 Reputation points

2026-06-29T11:14:34.1733333+00:00

I want to INCREASE the size of the icons on the the taskbar not decrease them. Not everyone has magnifying eyesight and Win 11's are TINY compared to Win 10.

Answer 2

To change the size of the icons on your taskbar in Windows, you can follow these steps:

Right-click on the taskbar: This will open a context menu.
Select "Taskbar settings": This option will take you to the taskbar customization settings.
Toggle the "Use small taskbar buttons" option: If you want smaller icons, turn this option on. If you prefer larger icons, keep it off.

This will adjust the size of the icons displayed on your taskbar accordingly.