How to Change Title Bar Text Color in Windows 10


Title bar text of open windows will have a separate color for active and inactive windows.

An active window is the current open window you have selected. It's title bar text color will be the full color of the color you set.

An inactive window is any other open window that you do not currently have selected. It's title bar text color will be a faded version of the color you set.

This tutorial will show you how to change the color of the active and inactive title bar text color in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10.

The title bar text colors you set will only be applied to your current theme. If you change your theme, it will also change the title bar text color to what you have set for the selected theme.

You will need to turn off Show color on title bar for your title bar text color to show in File Explorer. If you like, you can use an Aerolite theme to have color on the title bar instead.

EXAMPLE: Active and Inactive Title Bar Text Color




Here's How:

1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.

2 Browse to the key located below in Registry Editor. (see screenshots below steps step 4 and step 5)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors

3 Do step 4 (active) and/or step 5 (inactive) below for the title bar text color you want to change.

4 To Change Active Title Bar Text Color

A) In the right pane of the Colors key, double click/tap on the TitleText string value to modify it, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)

5 To Change Inactive Title Bar Text Color

A) In the right pane of the Colors key, double click/tap on the InactiveTitleText string value to modify it, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)

6 Enter the 3 Red Green Blue (ex: 215 215 0) numbers (see tip box below) for the color (ex: gold) you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshots below)

To find out the Red Green Blue (RGB) numbers for the custom color you want:

A) Open Paint (mspaint.exe).

B) Click/tap on the Edit colors button in the Home tab.

C) Select a color, and adjust the color to what you want.

D) The Red Green Blue numbers for the color will be at the bottom right corner of the Edit Colors dialog.

E) When finished, you can close Edit Colors and Paint.

7 Close Registry Editor.

8 Sign out and sign in to apply.

9 You may need to repeat this tutorial until you find colors that looks good to you.


That's it,
Shawn

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