
You can change the spacing via Registry, but there is a dedicated software out there to help you change the default icon spacing, and the tool works on Windows 10 as well. If you find that the desktop icons are placed very close to each other, you can change the desktop icon spacing.
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Our how to change desktop icons view in Windows 10 guide can help you change the default view of desktop icons. If you want to change it to something else, you cannot do that via the desktop context menu. Change desktop icons viewīy default, Windows 10 arranges all icons on the desktop in Icons view. Refer to our how to lock desktop icon positions in Windows guide for directions. If you have arranged your favorite program shortcuts in a particular order on the desktop, you might want to lock icon positions to avoid accidentally changing their positions. If you want to remove the arrow from all shortcut icons, refer to our how to remove or customize shortcut arrow from desktop icons guide. Those of you who have tens of program icon on the desktop might not be happy with the arrow mark on the icons. Refer to our how to change Recycle Bin icon in Windows 10 article to know how to change Recycle Bin and This PC icons without the help of third-party tools. Go through our how to change desktop icons in Windows 10 guide for step-by-step directions.

Right-click on the program’s shortcut icon, click Properties, click Change Icon button, and then click the browse button to select an icon.

If you want to the change the default icons of programs on the desktop, you can do that with ease. Check out our 3 ways to resize desktop icons in Windows guide to know all the ways out there to resize desktop icons. If you need more sizes, simply hold down the Ctrl key and then scroll the mouse wheel to increase or reduce icons size. The desktop context menu offers three sizes for icons: small, medium, and large.
