Desktop icon parameters

Desktop icon parameters

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Hide all the items and programs on the Windows desktop
Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Parameter: NoDesktop
Type: string
Description: To hide all the items and programs on the Windows desktop set this parameter to 1. 0 - enable Desktop.


Remove arrow from link icons
Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
Parameter: IsShortcut
Type: string
Description: To remove arrow from link icons remove this parameter.


Wrap icon text
Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Parameter: IconTitleWrap
Type: string
Description: Set this value to 1 to wrap icon text.


Size of small icons
Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Parameter: Shell Icon Size
Type: string
Description: This parameter contains size of small icons in explorer and listviews. By default it is 32 pixels.


Icons color depth
Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Parameter: Shell Icon BPP
Type: string
Description: Set this parameter to 4 for 16 color icons, 8 for 256 color icons, 16 for 65536 color icons, 24 for 16 million color icons.




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