Windows 10: How to get colored title bars in background windows?

Discus and support How to get colored title bars in background windows? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; With the new Windows 10 November update it is now possible to change the color of the window title bar. But sadly this only works for the window that... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by phorris, Nov 14, 2015.

  1. PHORRIS
    phorris Win User

    How to get colored title bars in background windows?


    With the new Windows 10 November update it is now possible to change the color of the window title bar. But sadly this only works for the window that is in front and the background windows are still all white. I often click on the wrong spot when i want to move a window in the background and i want to know if there is a way to color all window title bars and not only the one in front. I know there is a way but that requires some modifying from a theme which i dont want. I would like to change it with windows settings if thats possible so there wont be a windows update that changes it again.

    :)
     
    phorris, Nov 14, 2015
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  2. ZACHD [MSFT]
    zachd [MSFT] Win User

    how to get colored window title bars in windows 10

    In Windows 10, the default theme is locked to white. You can choose to use a High Contrast theme if you want further color options.

    The Windows 10 Insider "fast" beta 10525 build previewed allowing color on the title bar again. That should be coming to users at some future point.

    The theme hack some people might point you to is pretty bad: it uses a locked MSStyles file, which is going to break future work we're doing here. This is bad. If you can avoid that, please do.
     
    zachd [MSFT], Nov 14, 2015
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  3. ZACHD [MSFT]
    zachd [MSFT] Win User
    how to get colored window title bars in windows 10

    That'll corrupt your theme. Don't suggest that.
     
    zachd [MSFT], Nov 14, 2015
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  4. TRACIT99
    tracit99 Win User

    How to get colored title bars in background windows?

    You can use this tutorial by Brink located here:
    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7...-a.html?filter[1]=Appearance Personalize.

    It does involve themes which you did not want, but at this time this is the only way I have found to do what you want which is changing title bar color from white on inactive windows. On a personal note I have been using this theme for the past several builds and I have never had any windows update or upgrade change it in anyway so far.
     
    tracit99, Nov 14, 2015
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  5. PHORRIS
    phorris Win User
    I see. I dont think im gonna use that Theme trick. Guess i have to wait and hope that Microsoft will add such a feature in the future.
     
    phorris, Nov 14, 2015
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  6. DALCHINA
    dalchina New Member
    The theme is fine (or was when I used it initially). Another way is to use Aeroglass, which deals with the active/inactive colours as well as adding transparency. (The symbols update was updated very quickly after the upgrade came out for compatibility). It's configurable using a utility from the same site).

    I've used it throughout Win 8,8.1, and now in 10.
     
    dalchina, Apr 5, 2018
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