How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11 Easiest Method

This post explains the options to change the taskbar size in Windows 11 operating system. The easiest way to resize the taskbar is explained in the post. You will need to use the registry key to change the taskbar icons in Windows 11.

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Microsoft has not introduced the options to resize the taskbar icons from settings apps in the insider version of Windows 11. I love to use small icons in the taskbar on Windows 10 devices. It’s pretty easy to resize taskbar icons in Windows 10 using taskbar settings options.

There are many taskbar-related options in Windows 11, and I think resizing the taskbar will be available soon. My prediction is it will be available before the production release of Windows 11.

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Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11

Let’s check how to use the registry editor to change the taskbar icon size in Windows 11. You might need to create new registry entries; it’s better to take the registry back before proceeding further.

  • You can use the Search button in the taskbar to launch the registry editor in Windows 11.
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11

Navigate to the following location in the registry editor to resize your taskbar icon size. You can take a backup of the Windows 11 registry by right-clicking on the advanced registry folder and clicking on export.

  • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11

You will need to create a new DWORD (32-bit) value inside the Advanced folder mentioned above.

  • Right-click on the Advanced registry folder.
  • Select New -> DWORD (32-bit) value option to continue.
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11

Now, let’s give the following name to the DWORD (32-bit) value to change the icon size of the taskbar. Let’s learn to change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11.

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  • TaskbarSi
  • Now, it’s time to assign a value to the TaskbarSi entry and I think there are three supported values.
    • 0 = Small taskbar icons
    • 1 = Default or Medium taskbar icons
    • 2 = Large taskbar icons
  • I want to change the taskbar size in Windows 11 to small. Hence used the value 0.
  • Click on the OK button to continue.
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11
  • Try to sign off or restart Windows 11 device to resize the taskbar icons. You can restart or log off from the start button.

Results

After the log-off and login back in, you can see that the Windows 11 taskbar icons got changed to smaller sizes. You can make resize it again by repeating the steps mentioned above.

How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11

How Do I Make My Taskbar Normal Size?

You can restore the default or medium size of the taskbar either by deleting the TaskbarSi entry created above or by changing the value from 0 value to 1. If you change the TaskbarSi value to 1, then the icon size will be normal.

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Anoop C Nair is Microsoft MVP! He is a Device Management Admin with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. He writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc.

2 thoughts on “How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11 Easiest Method”

  1. Thanks so much for this! My old eyes could barely see the taskbar on my new Windows 11 H-P computer.

    Now I’m good to go!

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  2. I tried several time to make taskbar icons to small but nothing changed.
    It was small. but after a windows updates it converted to default size and never changed to small or neither Large sizes.
    I tried everyway. can you help me please

    Reply

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