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Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 06:44 PM

Dear friends, I need to change the white background color of Windows 8.1 folders to something less bright. I just can't work with that light in my eyes (I get headache after 30 seconds... :-( ). I already searched Google. It looks like MS has removed this setting.

Any help?

EMG

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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 08:32 PM
Hola
Has probado con los temas de Alto Contraste?
Yo aun no he actualizado de windows 8 a windows 8.1 pero en windows 8 si existen dichos temas

Hello
Have you tried with High Contrast themes?
I still have not upgraded to windows windows 8 windows 8 8.1 but if there are such issues



Una vez seleccionado el tema te permite configurarlo

After selecting the theme allows you to configure
Cristobal Navarro

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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 09:10 PM
Enrico,

I also suffered it, it started on Windows 8, the one I keep using on some pcs :-)

After some research, besides Cristobal suggestion, I found this way:
http://forums.fivetechsupport.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=25755
regards, saludos

Antonio Linares
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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:39 PM
Cristobal,

cnavarro wrote:Hello
Have you tried with High Contrast themes?
I still have not upgraded to windows windows 8 windows 8 8.1 but if there are such issues



After selecting the theme allows you to configure


Thank you, but the High Contrast themes are not acceptable for me, sorry. :-)

EMG
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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:40 PM
Antonio,

Antonio Linares wrote:Enrico,

I also suffered it, it started on Windows 8, the one I keep using on some pcs :-)

After some research, besides Cristobal suggestion, I found this way:
http://forums.fivetechsupport.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=25755


I'm going to review it, thank you...

EMG
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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:49 AM
Enrico Maria Giordano wrote:Cristobal,

Thank you, but the High Contrast themes are not acceptable for me, sorry. :-)

EMG


Enrico, por si te sirve:

Has visto que se puede configurar en el boton color cuando has seleccionado uno de esos temas?



Enrico, for what it's worth:

You have seen that you can set the color button when you have selected one of these issues?
Cristobal Navarro

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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 08:29 AM
Cristobal,

cnavarro wrote:Enrico, for what it's worth:

You have seen that you can set the color button when you have selected one of these issues?


Thank you. And what if I want to use the normal themes (ie. not high contrast ones) with a less bright folders background?

EMG
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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 04:06 PM

Enrico,

Maybe try this free Folder Colorizer app.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pick-Dif ... 7195.shtml

Regards,
James

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Re: Windows 8.1 folders background color
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 08:52 PM
James,

James Bott wrote:Enrico,

Maybe try this free Folder Colorizer app.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pick-Dif ... 7195.shtml

Regards,
James


From the above link:

Folder Colorizer is a very small utility that comes with options to let users choose different colors for the icon of any folder on their computers.


It colors the folder icons, not the folder background. :-)

Anyway, I get something acceptable using the registry setting proposed by Antonio.

EMG

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