
Repeat the step above for the InactiveTitleText value if required. Use these digits to modify the value data of TitleText. Now, note the values in Red:, Green:, and Blue: boxes.
In the color dialog, select the desired color using the provided controls.
To find a suitable value, open Microsoft Paint and click on the Edit color button. The InactiveTitleText value is responsible for the title bar text color of windows opened in the background. The TitleText value is responsible for the title bar text color of the active window (the current window which you are focused on). See the string values TitleText and InactiveTitleText. See how to go to a Registry key with one click. On the right, untick the option "Title bars" under "Show accent color on the following surfaces". To change the title bar text color in Windows 10, do the following. If you don't like the Aero Lite theme (which actually looks quite ugly in recent Windows 10 releases compared to Aero Lite from Windows 8.1), consider disabling the title bar color option as described below. Here is how.īefore proceeding, it is worth mentioning that this trick works best with the Aero Lite theme enabled. While the user interface is missing, you can still change the color using a Registry tweak. The feature to customize colors was designed for the Classic theme, so the user interface for this feature is missing in recent Windows versions. However, Windows 8 and Windows 10 do not include the Classic theme any more and all its options are removed. Change the Slider under "Opacity" to set command prompt transparency as per your preferences.The ability to customize the title bar text color was available in previous Windows versions when the Classic theme was used. In "Command Prompt Properties" window, open "Colors" tab. Change Text Color: Select radio button in front of "Screen Text" and choose your new text color. Change Screen Background Color: Select radio button in front of "Screen Background" and choose your new screen background color. Click OK to save the change.Ĭhange Command Prompt Text Color and Screen background Color In "Command Prompt Properties" window, open "Font" tab and select new font and font size that you want. In "Command Prompt Properties" window, go to "Edit Options" section and check the checkbox in front of "Enable Ctrl key shortcuts". Right click on title bar and select "Properties" in context menu. You can enable Ctrl keyboard shortcuts in command prompt such as Copy(Ctrl+C), Paste(Ctrl+V), Find(Ctrl+F) etc. Select "Command Prompt (Admin)" to open command prompt in Administrator mode.Įnable Ctrl keyboard shortcuts in Command Prompt Right click Windows Start button and select "Command Prompt" to open command prompt.