Windows 10: Classic desktop background & color personalization to control panel

Discus and support Classic desktop background & color personalization to control panel in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I would like to add Classic Desktop Background and Classic Color and Appearance shortcuts to the control panel (since links go to the new settings... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by bamajon1974, Apr 13, 2020.

  1. Classic desktop background & color personalization to control panel


    I would like to add Classic Desktop Background and Classic Color and Appearance shortcuts to the control panel (since links go to the new settings options instead) using the shortcuts from the tutorials below:

    Create Desktop Background shortcut in Windows 10
    Create Color and Appearance shortcut in Windows 10

    to create registry files that resemble the one in the personalization shortcut from the tutorial below:

    Add Personalization to Control Panel in Windows 10

    In other words, I want to modify the registry file below but specifically for classic desktop background and color and appearance shortcuts. Classic Desktop background open command is
    explorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\pageWallpaper
    and classic color and appearance commend to open is
    explorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\pageColorization

    How would I do that? I can figure out how to substitute the CLSID codes but I don't really know any of the other lines. Can you please help? Thanks!

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    ; Created by: Shawn Brink
    ; Created on: August 21st 2017
    ; Tutorial: Add Personalization to Control Panel in Windows 10


    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8a235e4c-9199-4fab-8bcb-806a0601d915}]
    @="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\themecpl.dll,-1#immutable1"
    "InfoTip"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\themecpl.dll,-2#immutable1"
    "System.ApplicationName"="Microsoft.Personalization"
    "System.ControlPanel.Category"=dword:00000001
    "System.Software.TasksFileUrl"="Internal"

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8a235e4c-9199-4fab-8bcb-806a0601d915}\DefaultIcon]
    @="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\themecpl.dll,-1"

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8a235e4c-9199-4fab-8bcb-806a0601d915}\Shell\Open\command]
    @="explorer ms-settings:themes"

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{8a235e 4c-9199-4fab-8bcb-806a0601d915}]
    @="Personalization"

    :)
     
    bamajon1974, Apr 13, 2020
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  2. change desktop background color

    Hi,

    To change the desktop background into a solid color, see the steps below:

    • Right-click on the desktop, and select Personalize.
    • Under Personalization, select Background.
    • On the right pane, click on the drop-down menu for Background, and then select
      Solid color.
    • Choose your preferred color and it should immediately make changes.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Patricia Yu, Apr 13, 2020
    #2
  3. change desktop background color

    Hi Harley,

    In order to change the desktop background Color of the Windows by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

    • Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Settings and select the top most search result.
    • Select Personalization and click on Colors from the left side panel of the window.
    • Choose the appropriate color you want to personalize the window and check.

    Let us know the status of the issue to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Divya Murugan, Apr 13, 2020
    #3
  4. Classic desktop background & color personalization to control panel

    Personalization of Desktop background colour

    The modern UI provides only 24 choices, and no color picker available. Access the classic desktop background Control Panel by running this command from Run (WinKey + R) dialog:

    control /name Microsoft.Personalization /page pageWallpaper

    Or
    edit the registry
    to set the color code manually.
     
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Apr 13, 2020
    #4
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