Solved Small taskbar icons

James · Jun 10, 2023

Hi there.

In W10 I always used the small taskbar icons, as they give you more screen real estate and in my opinion look better too. When I upgraded to W11 I noticed the lack of this customisation option which definitelty dissapointed me

So I took it to Google, where I found a method through registry.. You create the key TaskbarSi and set to 0 for small icons 1 for normal and 2 for large (see image). Looks like Microsoft have patched this though, as when I did it, then restarted the PC and explorer.exe, nothing changed.

And so I was wondering if anyone else has a solution to this issue or if anyone is talented enough (unlike me) to create a solution through bat regedit or a program or whatever - I'm not sure what it would be.

TIA

Ghot · Jun 10, 2023

James said:
Hi there.

In W10 I always used the small taskbar icons, as they give you more screen real estate and in my opinion look better too. When I upgraded to W11 I noticed the lack of this customisation option which definitelty dissapointed me

So I took it to Google, where I found a method through registry.. You create the key TaskbarSi and set to 0 for small icons 1 for normal and 2 for large (see image). Looks like Microsoft have patched this though, as when I did it, then restarted the PC and explorer.exe, nothing changed.

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And so I was wondering if anyone else has a solution to this issue or if anyone is talented enough (unlike me) to create a solution through bat regedit or a program or whatever - I'm not sure what it would be.

TIA

Do Part B, here...

VIVETOOL, and how to use it...

By enabling or disabling certain 8 digit "ID numbers", you can turn Windows 11 features ON or OFF. In many cases, Vivetool is the "only" way to enable/disable certain features. Make sure you use 3rd party backup software, before you start "tweaking" Windows. ^^ These numbers don't seem to work...

www.elevenforum.com

James · Jun 10, 2023

Ghot said:
Do Part B, here...

VIVETOOL, and how to use it...

By enabling or disabling certain 8 digit "ID numbers", you can turn Windows 11 features ON or OFF. In many cases, Vivetool is the "only" way to enable/disable certain features. Make sure you use 3rd party backup software, before you start "tweaking" Windows. ^^ These numbers don't seem to work...

www.elevenforum.com

Thanks

It is working but Search, weather and clock are all cut and disproportioned. Is their an adjustment method?

Ghot · Jun 10, 2023

James said:
Thanks

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It is working but Search, weather and clock are all cut and disproportioned. Is their an adjustment method?

No. That's a Windows 11 issue that MS doesn't want to spend the time to fix.
They didn't want us using the small Taskbar either.
So they probably won't fix the clock... anytime soon.

There's a program called: StartAllBack, that can supposedly resize the Taskbar without messing up the clock.
But I don't use it so...

James · Jun 10, 2023

Ghot said:
No. That's a Windows 11 issue that MS doesn't want to spend the time to fix.
They didn't want us using the small Taskbar either.
So they probably won't fix the clock... anytime soon.

There's a program called: StartAllBack, that can supposedly resize the Taskbar without messing up the clock.
But I don't use it so...

I have installed Startallback, and it does the job very well. StartAllBack to fix all Windows 11 deal-breaking UI issues

On the website it has a download option, but also a purchase option.

Here is how the taskbar is looking. There are also options for the start menu.

I would recommend, but keep in mind that this is a trial.

James · Jun 10, 2023

To help anyone further, i then uninstalled Startallback, and install Explorer Patcher Release 22621.1555.55.1 · valinet/ExplorerPatcher which esentially reverts to windows 10 taskbar.