
By default, Windows assigns the desktop icon spacing value as -1130 units for both the horizontal and the vertical spacing to keep the space between icons. In grid layout, the spacing between the icons remains same regardless of whether you keep the smaller, medium or larger icons on your desktop. We recommend enabling the grid layout in order to have good looking and avoid overlapping of icons. WhenĮnabled, placing icons anywhere on the desktop will auto arrange to the When you drag and drop the icons, it willĪutomatically aligned to the grid position (horizontally and vertically).ĭisable this option if you want to keep icons on different positions on theĪrranging will force the icons to align in the column and row format. Will force the icons to align in a grid, which means you cannot freely place If the new resolution is not listed in the game and you want to apply resizing, then you must select both the resized resolution as well as the refresh rate from the Change Resolutions page.Align the icons properly using auto arranging and align to grid options. The resolution is also added to the resolution list within some games or programs where you can select it the next time you play the game. You must select both the resized resolution as well as the refresh rate in order to resize the desktop. Resized resolutions and the corresponding refresh rate are identified with an asterix (*). The new resolution is applied and added to the list of resolutions for this display in the Change Resolutions page. Move the sliders in the Resize window to adjust the size of your desktop until you get the desired result, then click OK. If the display still does not fill your screen or if part of it is still cut off, then you may need to resize the display using the NVIDIA Control Panel Resize controls as follows:Ĭlick the Enable desktop resizing check box under step 2, then click Resize. NVIDIA recommends following the instructions in Resizing your desktop to fit your screen first. To resize my desktop - Windows Vista and laterįrom the NVIDIA Control Panel navigation tree pane, under Display, click Adjust Desktop Size and Position to open the page.Ĭlick the link under step 1 for help finding the correct settings using your display hardware, such as your monitor or HDTV. The resize controls will not appear for non-supported display types.

Refer to the table in Adjust Desktop Size and Position-Windows Vista and Later for the list of supported display types. Note: You can resize the desktop for supported displays.
