Windows 10TP build 10074 impressions..

whs said:

Edwin, thanks, that looks good. I will try that. But what an inconvenient way to get back to something that you can get with 1 click in 8.1. W10 really sucks. I am getting more and more disenchanted.

Update - that worked. But again, I had to make detours to save the new theme.

Yeah, it's a pain.

You have to set the color of your Start Menu and taskbar first here:



then if you want to match certain colors from those or other elements, just take a snippet of the desired element and get the values using 'Color Picker' in Paint, then copy the values over to the High Contrast palette.

badrobot said:

You're a hardcore tester Edwin. Dissecting the OS and all... :)

I think you just reminded everyone again where to find stuffs easily. +1 for God Mode. It's been a while since I last used it.

I hadn't used it or thought about it either until 'tracit99' pointed out the color thing the other day; then I thought, 'hey, wait a minute......'

I think we will get a lot of work after RTM when millions of desktop users fall for the MS ad campaign and upgrade to W10. They will then realize that they upgraded to a tabled OS which is unfit for the desktop and want to go back to where they were.

In the meantime I was able to define a new High contrast theme with the approach you described above (put 'color' into the search field)

Right Cliff. I like those pastel colors.

Only thing is, everything, in HC, has white 'boxy' borders around it; didn't have that in 10061!

I have a standard folder in my toolbar with the important system shortcuts that I carry from system to system. I think I originally created it in Vista.

badrobot said:

And for those who have not seen "God Mode" before, create a folder on your desktop and copy-paste this as a folder name "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}" (without the quotation marks)

And, last but not least: Add GodMode to Control Panel:

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-add-wind...mputer-window/

I am blown away with the new build on Windows 10. Just simply amazing., The only thing I have a problem with is reading the print and letters in the menu boxes like in the internet explore box where you type the internet address. Is there a way to adjust this larger. My Wife cannot read the letters. I am running a 21.9 Ultra wide LG 34UM95-P monitor with screen 34 inch's of desktop. Have setting at 3440 x 1440. (Want a nice monitor believe me get this one) The picture will blow you away. It is just about 4K but so close you can't tell.

Thank you

Jaye Fayed
Everett, WA 98208