Windows 10: Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE

Discus and support Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; After a reboot and some fiddling, here is the result at 100% recommended display. [img] As you can see, the Title Bar for "This PC" and "Control... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by GracieAllen, Aug 13, 2015.

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  1. EDWIN
    Edwin New Member

    Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE


    That's Firefox! When you 'Restore Down' Firefox it wastes some real estate up top for some reason. Maximized is ok.
     
    Edwin, Aug 19, 2015
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  2. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User

    Thank you, Edwin...you're right.

    Bobby...I'll get on your suggestions and report back. Thanks.
     
    Florida Rene, Aug 19, 2015
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  3. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User
    Borders+Padding are set at 1/4. But now icons are terribly tiny and icon titles are specs.


    Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE [​IMG]


    Clicking on Default Theme DID reset borders to much thinner display.

    Clicking back on desired theme put them back to width you saw previously.
     
    Florida Rene, Aug 19, 2015
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  4. BOBBY PHOENIX
    Bobby Phoenix Win User

    Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE

    OK. Then all is working correctly. That's a Microsoft thing, and not anything you manually changed. Since you need to have things larger the best option is the increased size from 100%, but it will change the things back to what you were not liking (bigger caption buttons, etc.). The other way is lower your resolution. It will make things bigger all around, but it does make them fuzzier/blurrier. The best option is try 125%. You didn't mess anything up. It's just the way the system changes things when you change it from the default values.
     
    Bobby Phoenix, Aug 19, 2015
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  5. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User
    Thank you, sir! I appreciate all your help and advice.

    FWIW, I changed again to the 125% you suggested, and then used WinAero to alter the space between icons (both vert & horiz), and increase icon title font slightly. What I got is below.


    Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE [​IMG]


    That's considerably better (and you can now see what meant by putting affinity icons in a cluster) and I can live with it.

    Now if only MS would wake up and return to the days of separate visuals for Active and INactive title bars and all the other user goodies in Win 3.1.1 and XP and Win 7. Ah, but I dream.
     
    Florida Rene, Aug 19, 2015
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  6. BOBBY PHOENIX
    Bobby Phoenix Win User
    You don't have to dream too long. The Insider release from two days ago has colored Title Bars! Seems like Microsoft listened. Us regular users should see it in the Oct update release. Glad you got it sorted out. Glad I can help. Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE :)
     
    Bobby Phoenix, Aug 19, 2015
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  7. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User
    Oh, that's good news! Of course, if they didn't fix what wasn't broken, they wouldn't have to re-fix it.

    You've been a very good ally through this mess...and I appreciate your efforts. Thanks a lot!
     
    Florida Rene, Aug 19, 2015
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  8. GARY
    Gary Win User

    Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE

    Gary, Aug 19, 2015
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  9. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User
    Thank you, Gary. I'll investigate.
     
    Florida Rene, Aug 19, 2015
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  10. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User
    Hi Bobby,

    Can't find those October changes. I'm looking to change ACTIVE and INACTIVE Title Bar colors and fonts.

    Any new suggestions?
     
    Florida Rene, Nov 11, 2015
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  11. BOBBY PHOENIX
    Bobby Phoenix Win User
    It was delayed until Nov, and now again (Was to be released Nov 10). It should be any day now.
     
    Bobby Phoenix, Nov 11, 2015
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  12. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User
    Thanks.
     
    Florida Rene, Nov 11, 2015
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  13. BOBBY PHOENIX
    Bobby Phoenix Win User

    Changing Window Borders and Title Bar WITHOUT messing up anything ELSE

    Bobby Phoenix, Nov 11, 2015
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  14. FLORIDA RENE
    Florida Rene Win User
    Thanks again, Bobby...

    It's a start. The gHacks article indicates it's only good for ACTIVE windows.

    What I don't understand is that the personalization settings options were just fine prior to Win10. Why in the world did MS break something that wasn't broken? I liked those options and the ease of employing them in Win 3.1 and all the way to Win 7 Pro.

    Ah well, maybe they'll wake up fully with the next set of patches.
     
    Florida Rene, Apr 5, 2018
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