Smaller icons on my laptop

[oxjenny89xo45]

Icons on my desktop are inexplicably gettings smaller and displaying a random solid color around them instead of the usual icon. UCan someone help me? My operating system is Microsoft Windows 11 Pro on a 13th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1335U CPU with 16 gigabytes of RAM and an Intel Iris Xe graphics processor. The BIOS version is LENOVO R27ET31W (1.16). The device is a ThinkPad laptop. This problem is entirely new to me and I'm unsure where to begin troubleshooting.

 

[FredFreddy]

Have you tried updating your graphics drivers? You can usually find the latest drivers on the Intel website or through the Device Manager in Windows. Just right-click on the Start button, select Device Manager, and then look for your display adapters. Right-click on Intel Iris Xe and select Update driver.

 

[Emily90124]

You might also want to check your display settings. Sometimes, the scaling settings can get messed up. Right-click on your desktop, select Display settings, and make sure the scaling is set to 100% or the recommended level. If that doesn't work, try resetting your icon cache.

 

[oxjenny89xo45]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I updated my graphics drivers and checked the display settings as you recommended, but the problem persists. I ran the sfc /scannow command and it found some corrupted files but said it was able to repair them. Unfortunately, the icons are still small and surrounded by a solid color. I'm getting really frustrated with this.

 

[Alberrtros]

another thing you can try is booting into Safe Mode to see if the problem persists there. If the icons display correctly in Safe Mode, it might indicate that a startup program or service is causing the issue. you can then use the System Configuration tool to selectively enable services and startup items to pinpoint the culprit

 

[Xploit Machine]

I posted guide on what to disable and not here https://www.windows11forums.com/thr...-tweaking-guide-windows-11-professional.1676/

.. also if anyone have issues on services.msc, they can revert to orginal / default configuration from my tool here https://www.windows11forums.com/threads/cannot-type-in-windows-11-search-box.2341/post-9557

 

[Alberrtros]

I posted guide on what to disable and not here https://www.windows11forums.com/thr...-tweaking-guide-windows-11-professional.1676/

.. also if anyone have issues on services.msc, they can revert to orginal / default configuration from my tool here https://www.windows11forums.com/threads/cannot-type-in-windows-11-search-box.2341/post-9557

Very useful info!

 

[oxjenny89xo45]

I posted guide on what to disable and not here https://www.windows11forums.com/thr...-tweaking-guide-windows-11-professional.1676/

.. also if anyone have issues on services.msc, they can revert to orginal / default configuration from my tool here https://www.windows11forums.com/threads/cannot-type-in-windows-11-search-box.2341/post-9557

Thanks so much for your guide!