Shrunken Icons for Xbox App Games

Discus and support Shrunken Icons for Xbox App Games in XBoX on Windows to solve the problem; Warning: I'm going to try really hard to type and edit this so that its not a expletive-filled rant against all the complete garbage coding Microsuck... Discussion in 'XBoX on Windows' started by Obsydeon, Mar 25, 2022.

  1. Obsydeon
    Obsydeon Guest

    Shrunken Icons for Xbox App Games


    Warning: I'm going to try really hard to type and edit this so that its not a expletive-filled rant against all the complete garbage coding Microsuck and their subsidiaries do, but its gonna be hard because I hate their shoddy work with a burning fiery passion and would happily use any other operating system if I could get games to work reliably.

    So, on a bootup my desktop icons were everywhere, because apparently the registry keys for horizontal and vertical spacing of icons had been randomly changed from default to maximum. Just Windows things. <Rant redacted>

    In trying to fix that, before I realized the ACTUAL problem of the registry key randomly going wonky, I played with the desktop icon zooms (via both right click> view> large/medium small, and via highlighting icons and doing a [CTRL]+Mousewheel).

    This action made the desktop shortcuts for the 3 games I have installed via the Xbox app be tiny versions of themselves inside a blue/grey background of normal-icon-size. Just those 3. Everything else was fine.

    right click>Refresh on desktop does NOT fix this.

    Uninstall/Reinstall does NOT fix this.

    I cannot recreate the desktop shortcuts from the original executables because they live in the stupid encrypted WindowsApps folder, which I would have to take owndership of and potentially break most of Windows to even be able to READ.

    So how do I fix this?

    My current proposal is rebuy all these things on Steam, and let the Xbox app and the MS Store rot in the corner, unfed, shunned, and generally despised...as is right and good.

    :)
     
    Obsydeon, Mar 25, 2022
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  2. XBF-JoannaDark Win User

    Shrunken Icons for Xbox App Games

    Hi, Obsydeon,

    I hope you are doing well today. Welcome to the Xbox Community. Thank you for reaching out to Xbox Forums. I am happy to help and see if we can find a resolution to this issue. Let me provide you with a couple of suggestions.

    Show, hide, or resize desktop icons

    Here's how to show icons, hide them, or change their size in Windows.

    To resize the icons

    Press Windows logo key + I key. Click on System. In Display tab, increase the percentage or bar under change the size of text, apps and other items.

    Reset Windows 10 store & Xbox app

    1. Open Settings.

    2. Go to Apps -> Apps & features.

    3. Look for Microsoft Store/Xbox App and click it on the right side.

    4. The advanced options link will appear. Click it

    5. Next, click on the Reset button to reset Microsoft Store/Xbox App to the default setting.

    Also, you should have the ability to choose where you want to install your Game Pass games, as this was an update that was pushed out over a month ago. To do this

    Open the Xbox App

    1. Click on your profile and select Settings
    2. Go to General
    3. Under Game Install options, let me know if it allows you to choose different drives
    You should be able also to name your folder and tell it where you want it to live within Windows. I would also highly recommend not to change things withing the registry as that can break the operating system.

    I hope these suggestions help! If this answers your question, please mark the thread as "Answered." If your problem persists, please let me know, and we can continue to work on this issue and try to resolve it.
  3. Internet Expert Win User

    Hdmi and Dvi problems

    Are you connecting an Xbox 360 or an Xbox One to the TV?

    On some TVs, if an HDMI-connected device is causing a shrunken output, there should be a TV setting that adjusts "overscan", which adjusts the size of the output on the screen.
  4. HAPTICS Win User

    Outside of the map on Zoo in Wager match

    That's silly.

    Yes Gameshoes, all Wager modes have shrunken map boundaries, due to there only being a max of 6 players.
  5. Christyna64 Win User

    How remove a program from game list in Xbox Console Companion?

    You should be able to right click the Chrome icon in My Games list and select remove game. If that's not working you can right click Xbox Companion app, select more, select App Settings and then reset the app. Then try the right click on Chrome icon in
    My Games again.
  6. andersonpassos Win User

    How to permanently get XBox off the Taskbar

    Thank you for contact us! I'm Anderson, an Independent Consultant and a Microsoft user like you.

    good evening

    The instructions provided in the link you shared are generally correct for removing the Xbox app icon from the taskbar in Windows 10. Here is a summary of the steps:

    Right-click on the Xbox app icon in the taskbar and select "Unpin from taskbar". This will remove the icon from the taskbar.

    Open the Xbox app from the Start menu or the Windows Store.

    Click on the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the app to open the settings.

    In the settings, toggle off the "Show me as playing" option.

    Close the Xbox app.

    These steps should remove the Xbox app icon from the taskbar and prevent it from reappearing. However, please keep in mind that by disabling the 'show me as playing' feature will prevent your friends from seeing what games you are currently playing or when you were last active.
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