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This will show you how to set the left, right, top, and bottom margin size to what you would like for the taskbar thumbnail previews in Windows 7 and Windows 8. You will not be able to have smaller margin sizes than the default size.
This will only affect the current user that this is applied in.
1. Press the
Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type
regedit, and click/tap on
OK.
2. In regedit, go to: (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband
3. To Set the Left Margin Size for Taskbar Thumbnail Previews
A) In the right pane of
Taskband, right click on a empty space and click on
New and
DWORD (32-bit) Value. (see screenshot below)
B) Type
LeftMarginPx and press enter, then right click on
LeftMarginPx and click on
Modify. (see screenshot below)
C) Select (dot)
Decimal, then type in how many pixels (ex:
50) you want the margin size to be and click on
OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Increase (larger margin) or decrease (smaller margin) the pixel number to adjust the size to how you would like it.
4. To Set the Right Margin Size for Taskbar Thumbnail Previews -
A) In the right pane of Taskband, right click on a empty space and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. (see screenshot below step 3A)
B) Type RightMarginPx and press enter, then right click on RightMarginPx and click on Modify. (see screenshot below step 3B)
C) Select (dot) Decimal, then type in how many pixels (ex: 50) you want the margin size to be and click on OK. (see screenshot below step 3C)
NOTE: Increase (larger margin) or decrease (smaller margin) the pixel number to adjust the size to how you would like it.
5. To Set the Top Margin Size for Taskbar Thumbnail Previews
A) In the right pane of Taskband, right click on a empty space and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. (see screenshot below step 3A)
B) Type TopMarginPx and press enter, then right click on TopMarginPx and click on Modify. (see screenshot below step 3B)
C) Select (dot) Decimal, then type in how many pixels (ex: 50) you want the margin size to be and click on OK. (see screenshot below step 3C)
NOTE: Increase (larger margin) or decrease (smaller margin) the pixel number to adjust the size to how you would like it.
6. To Set the Bottom Margin Size for Taskbar Thumbnail Previews
A) In the right pane of Taskband, right click on a empty space and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. (see screenshot below step 3A)
B) Type BottomMarginPx and press enter, then right click on BottomMarginPx and click on Modify. (see screenshot below step 3B)
C) Select (dot) Decimal, then type in how many pixels (ex: 50) you want the margin size to be and click on OK. (see screenshot below step 3C)
NOTE: Increase (larger margin) or decrease (smaller margin) the pixel number to adjust the size to how you would like it.
7. To Undo Taskbar Thumbnail Previews Margin Changes
A) In the right pane of
Taskband, select and right click on one or more of
LeftMarginPx,
RightMarginPx,
TopMarginPx, and/or
BottomMarginPx that you want to undo. Click on
Delete. (see screenshot below)
B) Click on
Yes to approve deletion. (see screenshot below)
8. Close regedit.
9. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
That's it,