How to Set a Custom Color for Taskbar and Start Menu in Windows 10

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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User interface of Windows 10 is very customizable and you can design it by your desire, but with one tiny registry tweak, you’ll be able to customize it even more. If you want to set a custom color to your taskbar and Start Menu, you need to perform just one little trick.Windows 10 allows you to choose between a lot of colors for your taskbar and Start Menu through Personalization section of Settings app, but it doesn’t allow you to set a custom color. Fortunately, there’s another way to set a custom color of taskbar and Start Menu with just one simply registry tweak.

First we need to determine where our custom color will be placed. To do that, follow these instructions:

Now, we need to perform a tiny registry tweak in order to get desired custom color for our UI elements. Here’s what you need to do:

Now, when you open Personalization settings, and you’ll be able to set the custom color for the Start Menu and taskbar instead of the previously selected color.

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