Change window border width.
This setting permits you to modify the width of the window in pixels.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
You can change the dimension of the display element window: that appears on the system display screen. This setting permits you to modify the width of window border (in pixels). For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the string value borderwidth which can set the desired width (in pixels) you would like to display. However, if you want to revert to the original border width, change the value data to 0. On some systems the default value may be -15 or -12. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
You can change the dimension of the display element window: that appears on the system display screen. This setting permits you to modify the width of window border (in pixels). For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the string value borderwidth which can set the desired width (in pixels) you would like to display. However, if you want to revert to the original border width, change the value data to 0. On some systems the default value may be -15 or -12. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Screenshots

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\] </b>, right-click on "BorderWidth" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the width in the desired pixel size and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: BorderWidth
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Action Type: Modified
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