[quote who="ALMonty" reply="22" id="3674518"] Using CTRL plus the scroll wheel to change icon size has been implemented in Windows since Win ME. [/quote] It didn't immediately dawn on me that an obscure Windows feature was also an obscure Fences feature. But it did help make the list views not look so awkward by default.
I just found the feature of clicking in the fence, holding CTRL, and using the scroll wheel. That shrunk the icons and made it look like how I was used to. I'm good.
I noticed some additional options - Details (Large) and List (Large) - that I don't remember being there before. I use the regular List option. It's not massively bigger than it used to be. Compare a Fence in List view (LEFT) and Windows Explorer in List View (RIGHT). Fences used to just as compact as Windows Explorer. It might just be bigger icons in Fences than it used to have before.
My folder views are now persisting properly with the Win 10 Creator's Update. One odd thing is that the list view is no longer as condensed as it used to be. It used to pack the items in tighter. It used to have less vertical spacing between items. It also used to pick a column width based on the width of the widest item (which was annoying with wide items but helpful when you only had narrow items). I usually pick List View because I want to see as many
I'm experiencing the issue as well and am looking forward to a fix. Where would we monitor to see a beta update is available? What resources can I review to get access to beta updates?