You can do this without any external programs by modifying the registry. According this video on how to Make Windows 10 Taskbar Thumbnails Bigger:
Open registry - Win + R and type regedit
Go to path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband
Add new DWORD 32 Bit Value:
- Key:
MinThumbSizePx
- Value: Number of pixels anywhere less than 500.
- Note: Choose
Decimal
to set the number of pixels in integers, or convert to hexadecimal
Restart Explorer
To see the changes take affect, you must restart explorer with any of the following methods:
- Longest - Restart Computer
- Medium - Log off and then log back on
- Shortest 3
- Ctrl + Shift + Right Click on Taskbar
- Select 'Exit Explorer'
- Pull up Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)
- File > 'Run New Task' > Type
explorer
- Voila! You've restarted explorer
![Increased Size Screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.sstatic.net/K9y3W.png)
You can also save the following as a .reg
file and double click on it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband]
"MinThumbSizePx"=dword:15e ; 350 (px)