Desktop icon space will increase when change client resolution display

Desktop icon space will increase when change client resolution display

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Article ID: CTX550335

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Description

  • Desktop icon space will increase when change client resolution display
  • Disconnect and reconnect cannot resolve the issue Only logoff or reboot machine can resolve

Resolution

Solution 1 

  • Use group policy to set HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\IconSpacing and  IconVerticalSpacing as -1125 as a workaround
Or 
  • Enable registry audit Function and find which process or application modify the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\IconSpacing and IconVerticalSpacing value. Then remove the target process 
 

Solution 2


Change the Display on Toolbar-->Display to "Actual Size"

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Problem Cause

Cause 1:
  • Desktop icon space is controller via this 2-registry key on VDA 
  1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\IconSpacing
  2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\IconVerticalSpacing
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\IconSpacing and IconVerticalSpacing have been changed during client resolution change 


Cause 2:

The Icon space has been modified by CWA with automatically adjust resolution 
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