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Is there a way to increase the size of of file names in File Explorer?
Is there a way to increase the size of file names in File Explorer? System Settings only changes the font size in the headings, which are large enough, but not change the file names in the list of
folder contents. On screen, the file names appear to be about size 7 font.
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Go to Start > Settings > Accessibility.
Select Text size.
Move the slider to your desired percentage and click Apply
That change doesn't affect font size of folder names in the File Explorer.
Check it out.
If you can't modify the registry or group policy, you can bypass the limit by:
Using UNC paths (e.g., \\?\C:\VeryLongPath\...).
Opening files directly in apps (e.g., drag & drop into Notepad++ or 7-Zip).
You can either modify the registry value MaxFileNameDisplayLength or use a third - party file manager. Note that these two methods only change the displayed file name length, while the actual storage limit remains 255 characters.
It doesn't seem like the solution is addressing font size of a file name, but rather its length.
Whoever, at MS, came up with that small, un-adjustable, default font size, didn't consider users with poor vision. Not good.
