Windows 10: Windows 11 Desktop Icons When Selected the Highlighting is Hard to See on Blue Sky

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    Windows 11 Desktop Icons When Selected the Highlighting is Hard to See on Blue Sky


    I have a desktop background wallpaper with lots of sky. My desktop is covered with icons. When I select an icon the background of the icon highlights.The problem is the default highlight color is light blue. Light blue on sky blue is almost impossible to see. I want to change the default color to make the selected icon stand out.The system seems to have a multitude of visual settings. Settings such as "high contrast theme" remove the issue but I don't want high contrast, I just want to change the icon selection color.If I'm understanding correctly, this setting is part of the theme and ha

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