Windows 10: taskbar turns white and I cannot set on the "start, taskbar and action center"

Hi, the task barn turns white and I cannot activate the "start, task bar and action center" to get it black again.

Thanks for any help you can give me

Regards

Giancarlo

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I cannot select start, taskbar, & action center in color settings.

Hi,

updated to 1903, all went well. Until I selected another background theme, then my taskbar turned white *Confused
Now I cannot select Start, taskbar & action center in windows 10 color settings. It is grayed out.




If I change "choose your color" from Light to Dark Start, taskbar & action center is no longer grayed out. But I like Light.




Modding the registry entry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Themes \ Personalize ColorPrevalence to 1 places a check mark in the square, but it's still grayed out...
The taskbar is no longer white tho, it is now colored.





Ran sfc /scannow, DISM Restore Health. Both said all good.
Cannot find a Troubleshooter for the taskbar.

Added a local account, it & works perfectly.
any ideas how to get Start, taskbar & action center back with out going Dark?

Thanks

 

I cannot select start, taskbar, & action center in color settings.

Hi Brink,

That is correct.

Yesterday after the upgrade to 1903 I changed wallpaper themes & my taskbar immediately went white.

I downloaded your bat file & gave that a try last night.
If the value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Themes \ Personalize ColorPrevalence is 0, then "Start, taskbar, and action center" is grayed out & I cannot change the taskbar color. It is white.

If I change ColorPrevalence to 1, then a check mark is automatically placed in "Start, taskbar, and action center" & the taskbar is no longer white. I can change taskbar colors, however "Start, taskbar, and action center" is still grayed out & I cannot uncheck it.

In Dark mode I have full control as I should. "Start, taskbar, and action center" is not grayed out. I can check / uncheck it.

Using your tutorial for local account I created one & the taskbar colors work just as they should. "Start, taskbar, and action center" is not grayed out. Both Light & Dark mode.

This happened once before after an upgrade, I couldn't figure it out & eventually re-installed Windows.
Thought I'd ask beforehand this time.

*Smile

p.s. I'm not using high contrast, aero (transparency, etc). A Dell D630, trying to keep resources low.

 

Changing colors on Start, Taskbar, and Action Center

On the Personalization setting, I am not able to click open the option for changing colors on Taskbar, start and action center. What can I check to turn this option on? I am not tech savvy, so please give me step by step details. This is on Windows
10.