Windows 10: Change Cortana Search Box Text Color in Windows 10

How to: Change Cortana Search Box Text Color in Windows 10

How to Change Cortana Search Box Text Color in Windows 10


Warning This tutorial will no longer work starting with Windows 10 version 1903.



Information Searching in Cortana on your taskbar makes it easier for you to search the web and Windows.

Starting with Cortana search box text color to black or white.

This tutorial will how you how to change the Cortana search box text color to black or white for your account in Windows 10.



Note The downloadable .bat files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry keys below.

Code:

Value DWORD

0 = Black search box text color (default)
1 = White search box text color


EXAMPLE: Black and white text color in Cortana search box on taskbar









Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (black) or step 3 (white) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Change Cortana Search Box Text Color to Black
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 4 below.

Black_Cortana_search_box_text_color.bat

Download

3. To Change Cortana Search Box Text Color to White
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 4 below.

White_Cortana_search_box_text_color.bat

Download
4. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

5. Unblock the .bat file.

6. Run the .bat file.

7. You will now notice your screen flicker and a command prompt quickly opens and close as explorer is restarted to apply the registry changes.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Is there a way I can change the color of the Cortana search bar back to black?

Could you check the method here:

Change Color of Cortana Search Box color in Windows 10

 

Cortana search box

Hello Hari,

You might see if the method in the tutorial below can change your Cortana search box color to white for you.

Change Color of Cortana Search Box to White in Windows 10

 

You read my mind. *Wink

Cortana Search Box Background Transparency - Change in Windows 10