Customization :: How To Make Icons Full Width When Opened In Start Bar
Aug 8, 2015
I'm loving Win10 so far! Real improvement on Win7 (and most certainly on Win8, which I hated so much I went back!)
One thing I have noticed, that I can't seem to change... is how you set it so that icons in the start bar, go full sized once you open them? I liked that feature in Win7, as it was quicker to view what was open (without having to "read" the icons to work out what was what)
(I've attached a pic of what I mean)
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I found in seven forum a solution about this
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Download: E118
Music: EC4F
Pictures: EB9F
Video: E116
Homegroup: EC26
Network: EC27
Personal Folder: EC25
Folder Explorer: EC50
Settings: E115, E713
Power: E7E8
All Apps: E179
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