Windows 10: Font test color problem, cannot change

Windows 11 latest Any way to change the font color of the text on the desktop? It is in black and will not show on a dark background. Looks like the answer may be no dark background

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Fonts color

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

In order to get clarity and to assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, please reply with the answer to the question below:

Are you trying to change the color of the system fonts? Or are you trying to change the color in a particular application?

I understand your query, to change the font color I suggest you to make few changes in the Personalization settings and check if that helps:

To do that,

1. Tap on Windows + I
on the keyboard.

2. Click on the Personalization option.

3. Now click on Colors option.

4. Click on the preferred color from the list of colors.

We await your response.

Regards,

Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Fonts

Hello,

I found these steps in this forum from back in 2010:

Step 1:

I would suggest you to try these steps and check whether it helps in fixing your issue.

Open font settings by clicking on start, click on control panel, and then click on appearance and personalization, under fonts click on change font settings. And select the font size.

Step 2:

If you’re trying to change windows font size then please follow the steps below:

To change Windows fonts

1. Open Appearance Settings by clicking the Start button and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type window color, and then click Change window colors and
metrics.

2. In the Item list, click the part of Windows that you want to change the font for. For example, if you want to change the menu font, click Menu in the list. Then, make any of the following changes:

· In the Font list, click the font that you want to use.

· In the Size list, click the font size that you want.

· In the Color list, click the font color that you want.

3. Repeat these steps for each item that you want to make changes to, and then click OK.

Does that help?

 

Changing Font Color, Size, etc.

Hello Kymm,

Thank you for keeping us updated.

Let us try the following steps, and check if it helps.

Step 1: To change Font size.

• 
  Type settings in the search bar and select the same.
  
• 
  Then click on System.
  
• 
  Use the slider change the size of text, apps and other items.
  

Step 2: To change font color.

• 
  Press Windows key + R.
  
• 
  Type regedit in the run box.
  
• 
  Navigate to the following keys one by one:
  

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

4. You may customize the advanced appearance settings by changing the values of various
DWORD and strings given in the right-side pane.

Disclaimer: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these
steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry.

Refer: How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

(Applies to Windows 10 as well).

Hope it helps.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance, we are glad to assist you.