Taskbar icons size

1--I'm working on a friend's laptop to make things more visible for her. The systray icons are tiny despite my unchecking "small icons" in the Control Panel

2--Where the buttons are in the taskbar, showing current windows, the font is almost invisible white, and I can't figure out how to make it black. I have no white settings in any of the other text choices. Is this a laptop thing?

Is the answer somewhere in Control Panel>Desktop>Window Metrics in the registry? I used that a few months ago for other issues, but I don't touch the reg without precise instructions.

Which theme are you using? I'd try setting it back to the default Windows 7 Aero theme first.

Did you try adjusting the display icons and text to Medium or Larger? If not, try Medium first.
Control Panel > Display > Medium -125%

I'm guessing you mean this thread:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...D-Taskbar-tabs
That's to adjust the icon width, not height.

You might also consider changing the Taskbar height as well:

https://askleo.com/how-do-i-make-the...ler-or-larger/

https://www.sevenforums.com/customiz...r-buttons.html

https://www.wikihow.com/Customize-th...-Taskbar-Icons

https://superuser.com/questions/6661...dows-7-taskbar

Duh!! It's been so long since I set up Win 7. I changed it to Windows Classic! Got the black text. Systray icons got slightly bigger when I chose to show all icons and notifications.

Thanks, guys