Is this issue still not fixable?
AFAIK, the registry hacks no longer work, the BAT file work-around doesn't work, the location work-around doesn't work, and the only thing that seems to be offered at present is the app-mode color change---which is evidently the only official "fix" to this problem.
I just got bumped to 1903 and now Microsoft has brought me closer to the breaking point. I would've kept the app mode to dark but now apparently that makes context menus dark as well.... which is still bad design (i.e. not a solution).
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I don't mind having more options, I just don't like being forced to use one config over the other.
The only reason I bothered with that in the first place is because MS forced us all to have the Taskbar Search box as white.
I detest that decision and I fail to see why I can't change just that and not involve anything else.
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Does anyone know of a fix or solution for this dreaded mess? All I want is to revert the color scheme back to its default.
Well, this is what I do:
- I never use dark mode.
- I colour backgrounds of most i.e. 'standard' dialogue backgrounds
I hide the search box (rt click taskbar, search, hidden) - so it doesn't take up room.
If I want to use it, Win key + S
I use Open Shell start menu (which has various skins). The search box is the same default colour I use elsewhere. Search there is also configurable (web/files/start menu etc).
Sorry, not an answer directly- but a way of evading some of MS's vagaries.
Just for completeness for anyone looking:
Change Color of Search Box on Taskbar to White in Windows 10
This tutorial will no longer work starting with Windows 10 version 1903.
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