Change the Vertical Icon Spacing (Windows NT/2000)

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Change the Vertical Icon Spacing (Windows NT/2000)
Category: Home > Windows > Appearance > Fonts and Icons

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This setting specifies the number of pixels that appear vertically between icons. Windows determines the default based on the icon title font and the display you are using.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named 'IconVerticalSpacing' and set the value to equal the number of pixel to appears vertically between icons, for example '62'.

You may need to restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
IconVerticalSpacing	REG_SZ	"62"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: IconVerticalSpacing
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 14, 2002

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