Windows 10: Need some help with a colour swap on Desktop Menus

Hi all,

Been playing with registry entries for a few days and I cannot seem to get the setup I want running. I will Pic appropriately to illustrate:

Basically, I want to move away from the Light, and into the Dark Theme, Keeping my Teal Colour scheme (looks win95/98, retro~) but the Dark themes apply only to the metro styling. I want Desktop Styling also, the Title Bars from White to Black (or more specifically the Dark theme RGB of 31,31,31):



applied to Title Bars of Desktop:



and of course the Active Window Titles from black to white (to show on the black title bars).

But I also want the Dark Menus:
Metro Dark theme Menu:



Applied to Desktop White Menu:




Photoshopped pic (OK MSPainted) to show what I mean:


(doesn't even need the 'Share + View' part, just the title will make me happy, looks nicer tho *Tongue)

Hopefully I can get this working and list up all the useless preinstalled apps (to remove them from build), I can apply it to and build my own Win10 ISOs so I can clean-install my Desktop, Laptop and Tablet!

:)

 

Rolling back to Windows 7 from Windows 10, then back to 10 when support for 7 ends.

1. Go back to Windows 7 or go back to the previous build?

2. Did you purchase the refurbished computer on 10 January, first use it on 10 January, or did the refurbisher (I assume) "install" Win10 on 10 January?

3a. Where did you purchased the refurbished computer?

3b. Do you know who refurbished it?

4. What Windows 10 Version & OS Build is currently installed?

Press & hold the Windows Key and press the R
key. In the RUN dialog, type WINVER and press the Enter key.

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Comments:

• IMHO you can't trust the security of any used computer unless & until YOU have formatted the HDD & then done a clean install of Windows (or paid someone - not the supposed "refurbisher" - to do it for you).
  
• Mom's prolly better off sticking with Win10. Learning new stuff is good for her! <wink>

We purchased the computer from a Comprenew store on January 18, but the date on the OS install was January 10. We just activated the software on the 18th. Comprenew recycles old electronics etc. and is a certified Microsoft refurbisher. I am not positive
which build is installed, but I can find it when I get over there. It looks like we have lots of help here to figure things out... all is tremendously appreciated. And... yes....it is good for her to learn new stuff, so we are trying to encourage her to
learn the "new" Windows OS. We'll see what happens. Thanks again! Oh yeah, I do need to double check if it says go back to Windows7 or previous build...thanks for that. I've been looking at too many computers lately... can't remember which one says
what. :[

 

Rolling back to Windows 7 from Windows 10, then back to 10 when support for 7 ends.

Hi, thanks for your answer. So, at the point we decide to go back up to Windows 10, will we be able to download it from Microsoft's website, or is there another way? Should we make some sort of backup of her current hard drive? or... ??? Thanks tons again!

 

Some of the things you want, you'll find or find information to, in this forum: Windows 10 Themes created by Ten Forums members
Yup, it's a lot to go through, but then you can see examples*Smile

 

Problem is Themes will change the things I have already set to my preferences, Backgrounds (my wallpaper collection), Lockscreens (Win10 Default Background) among other things, to SOMEONE ELSE'S preferences, I simply want to know how to change them myself, then I can make my own theme pack if necessary.

 

I'm not saying to DL a theme, if you read through Edwin and I also explain how and what we've done. For example changing certain colors in the registry(I have posted a reg file that can be change to the colors you wish) and how to apply.