Shortcut for 'Color Scheme' dialog from Win7 Starter on Home/Pro

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Hi everybody. I was wondering if there was a way to open the 'Color Scheme' dialog box seen on Windows 7 Starter on other editions of Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate). If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's what it looks like:
173041d1314805796-window-color-appearance-change-starter_basic-2.jpg



I already know I can use the 'Personalize' window (you know, this one) but I would like to have access to this setting in addition to the default Personalize that's normally used. Any sort of help would be great. Thanks in advance.
 

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Hi Brink. Thanks for the response.

I'm not trying to create a shortcut to the Window Color and Appearance. This is what that dialog looks like:
51142d1264918135-window-color-appearance-shortcut-create-window_color_and_appearance.jpg



And here is what the Color Scheme dialog (the one I'm trying to create a shortcut for) looks like:
173041d1314805796-window-color-appearance-change-starter_basic-2.jpg


The Window Color and Appearance dialog lets you change different colors of windows. The Color Scheme dialog would let you switch visual styles and classic color schemes (which can easily be imported from Windows XP) without changing the actual theme.
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64Intel Core i7-4510U CPU8 GB RAMIntel(R) HD Graphics (I so wish I could upgra...
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Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Series
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-4510U CPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
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Intel(R) HD Graphics (I so wish I could upgrade this)
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My primary laptop has Windows 10 on it, and my shared desktop (which is actually a laptop being used as a desktop) has Windows 7 Professional on it. I still use both, but I would say I use my laptop a bit more now.
Sorry, I see what you mean now. I'm not sure for a shortcut on that location yet. :(
 

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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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2560x1440
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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I don't have anything useful to add, but I want to subscribe to this thread and see no way to do that besides making a post. Sorry.
 

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