Create Color and Appearance shortcut in Windows 10

Boozad · 03 May 2015

Nice one Shawn. I'm not too keen on not being able to change the windows border colours any more, but if that's what we're stuck with...

Brink · 03 May 2015

Hopefully we'll be able to change the color of window borders in a GUI in a future build. :)

jimbo45 · 04 May 2015

Hi there

Thanks -- this does make the whole thing much more "user friendly". - I'm also testing various systems so it's nice - especially when you've got a load of monitors - to have unique colours for each system. !!!

Incidentally THEMES still work too - although it's hidden in the Personalize options -just right mouse click anywhere on the desktop and choose personalize -- the themes choice will appear and you can then use your old themes (or new ones). Most of the old options still work. Some people thought that THEMES were no longer supported --not true for now.

Also if you simply want to alter the ICON sizes on the desktop without changing anything else simply press CTRL and turn the scroll button on the mouse --that's been working since I think VISTA days.

If you want to create your OWN Icons here's a link to the last FREE version of ICOFX - works a treat.

http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-1927-icofx

Cheers
jimbo

Niv · 03 Aug 2015

Is there a way to get the Win 8.1 color options for Solid Colors?
Win 10 is very limited in color and stuck with those when using slideshow smaller photos.

Like this shortcut here but for this option:

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Brink · 03 Aug 2015

Hello Niv, :)

If you like, you could use the built-in one for Windows 10 below. It's pretty similar to what you posted. However, you would need to use Color and Appearance if you wanted to customize the color more.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

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Niv · 04 Aug 2015

Brink said:

Hello Niv, :)

If you like, you could use the built-in one for Windows 10 below. It's pretty similar to what you posted. However, you would need to use Color and Appearance if you wanted to customize the color more.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

Hi :)

I am not after the accent colors.
It is the Background Solid Colors I want to change to something of my own.

The Windows 10 only allow a few selected colors.
The link to Color And appearance only change accent color and not background color.

So I am looking for a link that takes you to the old "Desktop Background", kinda like the color & appearance one.
I need to pick my own color using the pallet for background since I use smaller photos in slideshow. The solid color I pick is the one I get as background for the rest of the desk.

Edit: Finally found what I was looking for, w10 already gave me grey hairs from all the tweaks to make it ok for me :)

It brings back the entire personlization menu from older win, so I can change my solid color to anything I want.

Now I only need to find a way to change the grey menu when rightclicking apps in taskbar, want the old one back. Then I am happy after 2 days of doing nothing but finding how to change things :)

Brink · 04 Aug 2015

@Niv,

I see. You might like the context menu below then. It includes the old desktop background settings. :)

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6...dows-10-a.html

Niv · 04 Aug 2015

Thank you :)
That brings back everything with 1 click. Perfect.

Brink · 04 Aug 2015

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