Windows 10: How to change the menu bar color in applications

I have the same question as was recently posted by another user who did not receive a solution and still had the thread locked, which is frustrating. So, since there are several users that still have this question I'm copying and pasting his question here. I'm fully willing to use Regedit to accomplish this but I can't figure out which key it is.


When activating windows dark mode, lots of applications including windows file explorer, ... turn automatically to full dark mode as well.

But some seem to not have completly developped their dark theme and some elements still appear white f.i. Title bar and File menu bar. This includes some windows "legacy" application like control panel, registry editor, ...


After research, it seems it is because not all default window colors are changed when switching to dark mode. In particular, Title bar and File menu bar remain white per default and by lowering specs, I also noticed a white canvas/background before applications like file explorer fully load.

Thus If an application do not provide a full dark theme, some elements will appear white per default.


Hence my question: Do someone know which registry key to edit in order to change the default color for the File menu bar ? or simply how to do it

I managed to find in registry how to modify default Title bar color; but the File Menu bar remains white c.f. snip below. I will continue searching meanwhile.


Many thanks in advance for your help !




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Windows 10: Change the color of application title bar

I am unable to change the color of the title bar.

I tried to change in Color settings.

Start menu and task bar colors are changing, but title bar is not.

Also, it is hard to distinguish between a focused window from non-focused as there is no visual difference apart from title text grays out. There should be very clear difference.

 

Changing the taskbar color to white in Windows 10

Hi Michael,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.

In Windows 10 there is no option for changing the color to white but you can change it to different colors. To change the color of the task bar I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• In the search box, type settings.
• Then select personalization.
• Click on color option on the left side.
• You will find an option called “show color on start, taskbar and start icon”.
• You need to on the option and then you can change the color accordingly.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

How do I change taskbar/folder title bar text colors? in Windows 10

Hello,

• Do you want to change the taskbar's color or the taskbar's text color?

If you want to change the taskbar's color, follow the steps below:

• Go to Settings and select Personalization.
• Select Color.
• Turn "Automatically pick an accent color from my background" Off and select the color which you wish to have.
• Turn "Show color on Start, taskbar, action center, and title bar" On.

If you want to change the taskbar's text color, follow the steps below:

• Go to Settings and select Personalization.
• Select Color and click on High contrast settings.
• Now select the color of your wish and Apply.

I hope this helps you. If you have any further queries, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.



Thank you.