Set large or small icon view in desktop search results

Policy ID: SearchResultIconSize
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: Microsoft Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 with Windows Search version 3.01 or later
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Search

Description

Enabling this policy allows you to specify whether you want large icon or small icon view for your Desktop Search results. The two options are:

- Large Icon
- Small Icon.

If you have disabled the preview pane because your organization does not support Office XP or above, you should enforce the large icon view so that users can see snippets related to their desktop search query.

When this policy is disabled or not configured, the default is small icon view.

Options

Set Large or Small Icon View in Desktop Search Results
- Large Icon
- Small Icon

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search View registry values

SearchResultIconSizeREG_DWORD

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