So my kitten decided to walk across my screen and keyboard and now the taskbar, desktop and startup screen have very large annoying icons that I don't know how to change back - any ideas?
Right click on desktop Select Personalize Click Display on the window that comes up Change the size. Does that work for you? I might be thinking of win 7 but should still work on 8
From Google : "To resize desktop icons. Right-click (or press and hold) the desktop, point to View, and then select Large icons, Medium icons, or Small icons. You can also use the scroll wheel on your mouse to resize desktop icons. On the desktop, press and hold Ctrl while you scroll the wheel to make icons larger or smaller." https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15058/windows-show-hide-resize-desktop-icons Hope it works.
I figured it out somewhat... The difference is less noticeable now at least. - I figured out that when you hit ctrl + spacebar it zooms in and out couple that with changing the screen resolution and it's about 95% correct again. Until she does it again... Or something else. The perks of having both a touch screen and keyboard. *rolls*
Sounds like a screen resolution issue. Does everything (particularly text) look fuzzy? Try changing the resolution to your screen's native value. If I knew your computer model, I think I could help with that... I don't remember whether 8.1 has the correct value labeled as the Mac OS does. Otherwise, you can try common values until text looks sharp and of the correct size. I'd suggest you to try: 1366 x 768 1600 x 900 1920 x 1080 Also, check that text scaling is set at 100%. If I remember correctly, the option says "Change the size of elements on screen" or the like. That's in the screen resolution control panel. (I'm sorry I can't be more specific. I'm on a Mac right now and don't have any 8.1 boxes around)
