Windows 7: Windows Color Scheme

Baronvonbbqsauc · 25 Oct 2010

How do I change the Windows Color Scheme? I have tried for a good half hour and haven't found anything. I am trying to change the scheme, not the theme.

Trucidation · 25 Oct 2010

Start Menu -> Personalization -> Windows Color and Appearance -> Advanced appearance settings...

Does that do it?

goguta · 25 Oct 2010

Trucidation is wright. Try like this & your problem is solved.

Baronvonbbqsauc · 25 Oct 2010

I dont see Personalization in the Start Menu, I searched for it, but that only let my change the theme. I am on Windows 7 by the way.

EDIT:Ok, I got to Advanced Appearance settings, what do I do once I am there?

goguta · 25 Oct 2010

start>control panel>display>personalization

toddincabo · 25 Oct 2010

Right click on desktop...Personalization is at bottom of list.

Trucidation · 26 Oct 2010

@Baronvonbbqsauc:
Sorry, I just noticed the theme changes are only available for Basic or Ease of Access themes. If you're using Aero it doesn't seem like you can adjust stuff like header fonts, border size, that kind of thing. You could try looking at the Ease of Access options though. It's the bottom-most link on the lefthand side of the Personalization screen, the area marked "See also".

kword88 · 26 Oct 2010

right-click anywhere on your desktop (without clicking an icon). select "personalize" from the pop-up menu. at the very bottom of the window that opens, click the "window color" icon.

IownAmoneyPit · 26 Oct 2010

This tutorial - How to Change the Window Color and Appearance in Windows 7 contains step by step instructions for changing Color scheme.

Trucidation · 26 Oct 2010

Thanks for the tutorial link IownAmoneyPit, but as I suspected it too repeates the same advice that you can't change the individual UI elements if you're not using Classic or a High Contrast theme. To be honest though most of the UI changes do make more sense in Classic rather than Aero.

Windows 7: Windows Color Scheme

Windows Color Scheme problems?