Windows 10: Change the taskbar color

By changing the taskbar color on your Windows 10 computer, you can personalize the design of the operating system. However, it is possible to set a new color for the taskbar only through a detour. We will show you how to use this in our article.

Taskbar: How to change colors in Windows 10

If you don't like the default color of the taskbar, you have the option to change it. The quickest way to do this is via the Windows settings, which you can access by pressing "Windows key" + "I". In the settings, navigate to "Personalization" > "Colors" and select a color. In the same window, activate the entry "Start, Taskbar and Info Center" to apply the color change.

Windows 10: How to change only the color of the taskbar

However, if you have selected a new color using the procedure described above, it will not only be used for the taskbar, but for the entire system. To really only adjust the color of the taskbar, further changes in the Windows Registry are necessary.

1. For this, first open the Run dialog by pressing the "Windows key" + "R" keys.
2. There, enter the command "regedit" and confirm with the "Enter" key to open the Registry.
3. Navigieren Sie anschließend zum Pfad „HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\DWM“ und machen Sie einen Doppelklick auf den Eintrag „ColorPrevalance“.
4. Setzen Sie den dortigen Wert von 1 auf 0 und führen Sie einen Neustart Ihres Windows-PCs durch.
5. Anschließend können Sie die Farbänderung von Startmenü und Info-Center in den Einstellungen wieder rückgängig machen, ohne dabei auch die Farbe der Taskleiste zu ändern.