Windows 10: Background color for Start Menu

Recently Win Update installed the latest version of Windows 10 (20H2), and I am left with a white background in my Start Menu (see picture)

I went to Settings, but when I try to change the color, the check box to change the Start Menu is grayed out. (see picture)

Does anyone have a solution?

As a side note, the pictures included are from my iPhone. The function to take a screen shot with ALT+PrintScr opens my browser to the home page, of all things. There used to be a thing called Paint, and I hit ALT+Print SCR and then pasted it into Paint. Now that utility doesn't exist. I have read numberous tutorials regarding screenshots. I still don't get it. After I take the screen shot, where do I view it, or save it?

Thanks,

TRS

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Start Menu background color customize

Hi,

You can change the background color of the the Start menu on Settings. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Click the Windows logo (Start button).
• Click the gear icon (Settings).
• Choose Personalization.
• Select Colors.
• Under Show color on Start, taskbar, and action center, switch the slider to
  On.
• After switching the slider to On, you can now pick what color you want or you can click the
  Automatically pick an accent color from my background checkbox to make Windows pick the color that complements the color of your desktop background.

Kindly share with us the result after you perform the steps above.

 

Start Menu background color customize

Thanks for the reply.

These procedures not helped to change the background color of the start menu by (right click)





I want to change the black color to grey color as previous.

Please help.

Also previously right click will show the control panel, system, device manager etc. now it is not showing.

 

Give Office 2016 Start Menu Tiles Colored Backgrounds


After upgrading to Office 2016, I have noticed that the start menu tiles lost their colorful backgrounds and were reverted back to the accent color. Here is how to fix that so the tiles have colored backgrounds.

This guide shows you go to go from this:
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To this:
Attachment 113105

Step 1
Navigate to your Start Menu folder
Typically can be found at: "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"

Step 2
Find the shortcut for one of the Office suite apps and rename it to anything you want.

Step 3
Reopen the Start Menu, the page will refresh and the tile will now be colored (assuming you have pinned it on the front page)

Step 4 (Optional)
Rename the shortcut back to its original name, the tile will still remain colored.

Enjoy *Wink