Windows 10: Is it possible to change the title bar *TEXT* color?

Hi, as I said and showed in the screenshot with the colour mixer, the Aeroglass solution lets you do what you want.. Personally I found the white text much more legible against a colour. But then, it depends what colour titlebar you have..

Here's the relevant registry key to do it by hand (the values are from an entirely different and very distinctive scheme discussed in another thread, so only examples).
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors]
"ButtonDkShadow"="48 76 64"
"ButtonText"="244 164 96"
"InfoText"="244 164 96"
"MenuText"="244 164 96"
"WindowFrame"="65 65 65"
"WindowText"="244 164 96"
"ActiveBorder"="255 255 0"
"ActiveTitle"="48 76 64"
"AppWorkspace"="65 65 65"
"Background"="65 65 65"
"ButtonAlternateFace"="128 128 0"
"ButtonFace"="65 65 65"
"ButtonHilight"="128 128 0"
"ButtonLight"="65 65 65"
"ButtonShadow"="107 142 35"
"GradientActiveTitle"="128 0 128"
"GradientInactiveTitle"="0 128 0"
"GrayText"="128 128 128"
"Hilight"="48 76 64"
"HilightText"="244 164 96"
"HotTrackingColor"="209 196 152"
"InactiveBorder"="0 128 0"
"InactiveTitle"="48 76 64"
"InactiveTitleText"="244 164 96"
"InfoWindow"="65 65 65"
"Menu"="65 65 65"
"MenuBar"="65 65 65"
"MenuHilight"="128 0 128"
"Scrollbar"="65 65 65"
"TitleText"="244 164 96"
"Window"="65 65 65"
"ScrollbarText"="244 164 96"

 

Thanks for your answer!
I installed Aeroglass, but the text color remains white. In the registry the value of TitleText is 0 0 0, but the text is not shown in black... Do you have any idea what I have to do to get it work??

 

After changing registry values you need to sign out & back in(or reboot) for them to come into effect. Also they are only good for that one theme and user, so the theme needs to be saved after(in Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Personalization).

 

OK after rebooting the title text is indeed black, but the control elements (Minimize, Maximize, Close) on the right side remain white. Is there a away to change their color as well??
And on a side-note: Is it possible to run Aeroglass without the cmd open and without the watermark?? Both are very annoying to be honest.

Thanks!

 

For control element changes one needs 3rd party patching tools which are either not working at all or very well on Win10 now. I don't use Aeroglass, as I prefer the flat look(even had it off in Win7), but maybe one of the others will chirp up.

 

Hi, I recall a command window, minimised, on the taskbar related to Aeroglass on a Windows installation far far away.. but normally don't expect that. If you go to the Aeroglass site and pay, say, 4 or 5 euros, you'll get 2 or 3 licenses (reusable). That means Aeroglass is kept up to date and your watermark goes away.

Don't forget to get the tweak tool and try it.. it's not all working on '10, but colour and opacity adjustments are.

You can even make the title bars opaque- which I throw in to please Cliff S *Cool

 

*Roflmao2*Thumbs

 

Cliff S's text tweak works great as it is theme specific! And 'Glass8' also works across the board.

 

Well in that case Aeroglass is useless for me *Sad I want the control elements to have the same color as the text elements... Why is there no method to simply change all white elements to black?? I hate you Microsoft...
The original Windows 10 was customizable via a modified theme file, which doesn't work anymore with 1511...
If anyone has another way to simply change the color of text and controls in title bars I would appreciate it a lot.

And huge thanks to dalchina and Cliff S for your advices, even though they didn't solve the problem unfortunately!!

 

Was this not apparent in my previous screenshot? Note consistency (at least for the active window)




You have to accept that for MS has been doing its best to take the P out of PC as regards appearance- I doubt you'll be seeing such creative theming applied to Win 10 as in the past. Maybe a compatible release of Stardock's WindowBlinds will be released one day.. but its not sthg I plan to use.

Lack of consideration for its existing marketplace in terms of consistency as regards appearance stands in stark contrast to its attention to legacy and compatibility (mostly).. but MS is trying to address a wider market of devices with a single solution. That started with the removal of the Window Colour and Appearance dialogues when Win 8 came in, and the loss of Aero. Not even optional, although reconsidered briefly in Win 10. Hence the need to know about the registry settings we have discussed above.

Thus you have to live within what's reasonably feasible and maintainable.

Personally I'm happy with coloured title bars, some transparency, drop shadows and coloured backgrounds that are easier on my eyes than a lot of near-white, + a lot of Win 7 icons. Except that it took quite a bit of work to do it initially. But at least it's been feasible in '8 and '10, and survived the Nov update with just a little effort.