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Get Colored Title Bars Without Changing Start Menu & Taskbar Color In Windows 10

Last Updated on February 23, 2020 by admin 4 Comments

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The newly released November Update for Windows 10 brings several old and new features to the operating system. The ability to change the title bar color or make title bar colored was one of the most requested features and is finally available with Windows 10 November Update.

On Windows 10 (with November Update), one can make the title bar colored by navigating to the Personalization section of Settings, clicking Colors, and then turning on the option labeled Show color on Start, taskbar, action center, and title bar.

Get colored title bar without changing taskbar and start color Windows 10

While the new feature does enhance the look of applications and file explorer, there is an issue with this new feature. As you likely have observed by now, there is no way to enable only the title bar color without showing color on the taskbar, start menu and action center.

Enable title bar color without turning on the Start menu and taskbar color

The default black color on the Start as well as the taskbar is loved by most and there are many users who prefer to see color on the title bar without changing the default color of the taskbar and start menu.

Unfortunately, there is no option neither under Settings nor Control Panel to turn on color for title bar without enabling color for start menu and taskbar. Luckily, you can do so by editing the Registry.

Complete the directions given below to enable title bar color without enabling color for start menu, taskbar and action center.

Step 1: Right-click on the desktop and click Personalize option to open the Personalization section of Settings.

Get colored title bar without changing taskbar and start menu color Windows 10 step1.jpg

Step 2: Click Colors. Turn off the option labeled Start, taskbar, and action center and Title 

show color on taskbar title bar Windows 10

Step 3: Type Regedit in Start menu or taskbar search box and press Enter key. Click Yes button when you see the User Account Control dialog. Note that you can also open the Registry Editor by typing Regedit in Run command box and then press Enter key.

Get colored title bar without changing taskbar and start menu color Windows 10 step3

Step 4: Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

Get colored title bar without changing taskbar and start menu color Windows 10 step4

Step 5: On the right-side, double-click on the entry named ColorPrevalence (refer to the picture above), and change its value to 1 (one) to show color on title bar without showing color on Start, taskbar and action center.

Get colored title bar without changing taskbar and start menu color Windows 10 step5

Step 6: Finally, close the Registry Editor. That’s it! Rebooting your PC is not required. Good luck!

Important: The ColorPrevalence value goes back to 0 (zero) once you turn on or off the option labelled Show color on Start, taskbar, action center, and title bar present under Settings app. If that happens, follow the above mentioned directions to set its value back to 1 again.

How to make the Windows 10 taskbar fully transparent guide might also interest you.

Filed Under: Windows 10 Tagged: Customize Taskbar, Customize Windows 10

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Comments

  1. akis T. says

    December 3, 2015 at 4:05 am

    Hello there.! Very useful website !
    What about this command:
    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,Advanced,@Advanced
    Seems easier …

  2. admin says

    November 18, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    Glad to know that my guide helped you. Thanks for your kind words.

  3. Christoffer says

    November 18, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    Thanks a million! It worked the other way around too!
    (as I gotten so used to the white title-bars by now, I couldn’t stand being forced to use colored ones just to have my task-bar in the color I wanted)

  4. BigG says

    November 18, 2015 at 8:02 am

    This is great. Lets you customize without having to use all the colors.

    Thanks!

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