Here are the steps you can follow to make Windows 11 icon spacing changes on your desktop or laptop.
Are you a Microsoft Windows 11 user and want to make some icon spacing changes? Aside from using third-party applications, there are also some customization options that you can use to change Windows 11 icon spacing. Before we tell you how to change icon spacing, you can know that if you see the icons on your Windows 11 desktop far apart, it is mainly due to Microsoft’s design choices. Nor can you change or customize it from the desktop or laptop settings. You must try the tricks and methods provided here.
It is known that the vertical and horizontal spacing between symbols is fixed and unchangeable by default. However, you can change the vertical and horizontal icon spacing in Windows 11 with the methods mentioned below. Here’s everything you need to know.
How to change icon spacing in Windows 11 via registry editor
Turn on your Windows 11 desktop or laptop and press Windows + R to open the Run dialog. Alternatively, you can also right-click the Start icon on your system’s taskbar and then select Run.
You then need to type regedit and click Enter or OK.
Then go to the path that reads Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics. You can even copy and paste this registry location into the address bar.
You can see two registry items, namely IconSpacing, which changes icon spacing horizontally; and IconVerticalSpacing, which changes icon spacing vertically.
It is known that the default value of both registry items is -1125 and the range is from -480 to -2730. You must change these numbers. Increasing the value decreases the icon spacing, while decreasing the value increases the icon spacing.
Once the changes to the value are complete, click OK.
You must then log out of your user account and restart your computer, and then log in.
You can see changes you made to icon spacing.
