Each number can be any value from 0 to 255 to allow you to choose any of over 16 million colors. The three numbers in each entry are the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) codes for the color required. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors is working.įor example, change your background color from white to grey by changing the Window property from 255 255 255 to 160 160 160 Recently, I have found this setting is not working but have found that
Although the Window Color and Appearance dialog is no longer available, you can still edit the underlying registry settings in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors
