Windows 10: How to turn Accent Color On or Off for Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 11

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Windows 11 comes with different attractive themes. You can apply your favorite theme via the Settings app. When you apply a theme, Windows automatically applies color to the Taskbar and the Start menu as per the selected theme. But if you want, you can change the color of the Start menu and the Taskbar by […]

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Is it possible to change the color of the menus associated with the taskbar?

Hi Sandra,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are willing to personalize the color of the Taskbar menus on Windows 10. I will certainly help you.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to personalize the color context of the Task bar and check if it helps.

1. Click on Start and navigate to Settings >
Personalization > Colors

2. Turn off the Automatically pick an accent color from my background
option.

3. Choose your accent color and turn on the
Show color on Start, taskbar and action center and Make Start,

taskbar, and action center transparent.

Please post back with the status of the issue and we will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Start Menu background color customize

Hi,

You can change the background color of the the Start menu on Settings. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Click the Windows logo (Start button).
• Click the gear icon (Settings).
• Choose Personalization.
• Select Colors.
• Under Show color on Start, taskbar, and action center, switch the slider to
  On.
• After switching the slider to On, you can now pick what color you want or you can click the
  Automatically pick an accent color from my background checkbox to make Windows pick the color that complements the color of your desktop background.

Kindly share with us the result after you perform the steps above.

 

Why the ''Start, taskbar...'s'' button is unclickable (TASKBAR COLOR)

Good morning,

I have been looking online to find the way to personalize my Surface 3 (colors, background, etc.).

The only problem is when I get to to change the color of my taskbar. The lists of steps that I need to follow bring me to Settings - Personalization - Colors and finally to ''Show accent color on the following surface'' where normally I would need to click
on ''Start, taskbar, action center'', but turn out the button does'nt work...

Why the Start, taskbar...'s button is grey and unclickable ?

Why I am not able to change the color of my taskbar