Set large or small icon view in desktop search results: registry value SearchResultIconSizeComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search

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

Registry

SearchResultIconSize

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Set Large or Small Icon View in Desktop Search Results

Options
Item	Stored value
Large Icon	0
Small Icon	1

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]

; Options (use only one)
; Large Icon
"SearchResultIconSize"=dword:00000000
; Small Icon
"SearchResultIconSize"=dword:00000001

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Large Icon
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search" /v "SearchResultIconSize" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Small Icon
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search" /v "SearchResultIconSize" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Large Icon
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search' -Name 'SearchResultIconSize' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Small Icon
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search' -Name 'SearchResultIconSize' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null