I did search months back, but apparently wasn't using the correct keywords. I'm personally not fond of registry editing for something that should be a customization option in settings, but thanks...

Heh. I asked that ages back, never got an answer. I'll track this thread in case you get more action than I did!

OMG. Thank you simrick. Very helpful link, makes me a happy camper!

While I was waiting to see if there might be a quick answer from someone here, I went back to paging through google's bajillion links about stuff like this.... and on the off chance that it might be...

Somehow during my tweaking of win10 to match my preferred setup (so it's just like all the previous windows versions in other words), I added the uber-admin account to the login screen. No clue how...

One bump, just in case it got buried by other posts. Anyone have an idea?

Application windows (like File Explorer and browser, Excel, etc) are white with grey title bars.

Eh, it's the theme I've used as classic since 1985. I change the graphic, but the rest is just black and grey, always has been. I think in win3 I used one of the prebuilt "high contrast" themes,...

A screenshot of my desktop? Sure, but I'm not sure how that's going to help you! As you see, I have two monitors, the one on the left is set as "primary". And obviously this is my winter wallpaper.

I can't find any way to do that. I HATE graphical crap on my desktop - and there is absolutely no reason in this world to pop up pics of what's open. The tooltips for unopen apps are words; I want...

Haven't time to read the entire thread - but I was very lucky.... I set the win10pro install to use my win7 settings (asked me about that somewhere, don't remember where now), and my desktop and...

Perfect! Thanks so much, I really appreciate the info, AND the file! I'm not a "theme changer" - I have one I love and it just stays there forever.

Have a GREAT day!

For instance, if I highlight a word in a text-entry field, it's a very bright blue. This is also true in Firefox, Thunderbird, Word, OneNote, various fora, etc. but not in Excel.

Prior to...