Windows 7 Window background color

[viktor]

Hello all. How I can change color in window background, if I change Windows Themes is stay white(for example, in explorer list of folders background white), it possible doing with desctop.ini?

 

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To change the color of the window background, including the background color in Explorer for the list of folders, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Change Window Background Color Through Personalization Settings​

1. Right-click on the desktop and select "Personalize."
2. In the Personalization settings window, select "Colors" from the left sidebar.
3. Scroll down and look for "Choose your default Windows mode."
4. Under "Choose your default app mode," select "Dark" to set a dark mode theme.

   Method 2: Use High Contrast Themes​

5. Open the Personalization settings as described in Method 1.
6. Scroll down and click on "High contrast settings."
7. Choose any high contrast theme to alter the colors.

   Method 3: Modify desktop.ini File​

   Although modifying the desktop.ini file might not directly change the background colors in all applications, it can be used to customize folder icons and appearance in specific folders. Here's how you can do it:
8. Right-click inside the folder where you want to change the appearance and select "Properties."
9. Go to the "Customize" tab.
10. Click on the "Change Icon" button to pick a new icon for the folder.
11. Create a desktop.ini file in the folder with custom settings. Here's an example desktop.ini file content:

    [.ShellClassInfo] IconResource=IconPath,IconIndex ConfirmFileOp=0

    Replace IconPath with the path to the icon file, and IconIndex with the index of the icon in the file.
12. Save the desktop.ini file and right-click on the folder, then choose "Properties."
13. In the "Attributes" section, check the box next to "Read-only."
14. Apply the changes and see if the folder icon customization takes effect.

    Note:​

    • Changes made using desktop.ini may not be reflected immediately and might require refreshing the folder or logging out and logging back in. Changing the overall window background color can be limited by the theme settings, but you can make specific adjustments to folders through the desktop.ini method.