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From what I see and read Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has decided that people can have any background color for Explorer - as long as it is WHITE.
Does anyone have a way to change the background color to something other than white.
White background causes headaches for me and for many. Studies back with Windows 3.0 discovered that darker background colors were better for eye strain. Why is it that Microsoft can't seem to let users decide on their color schemes.
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I don't really care about the desktop, window borders, sounds or my screen saver. What I care about is this blinding white background on file explorer. Seriously, make it an option to change the background color in FILE EXPLORER or make the dark selection for apps apply globally.....
Thanks for listening intently.
I think he meant the FILE EXPLORER BACKGROUND
I have read the string, and support the User's concerns. MS Outlook allows Users to change the background color to black. What a relief to my eyes!!! Please come up with a way to do the same in File Explorer. It is really harming my/our eyes. Thanks, and provide your thoughts.
Hi,
We're glad to help with your concern. Please be informed that there's no option to change background color in File Explorer, however, you can change the color of Start, Taskbar, Action Center by going into Settings > Personalization > Colors.
If you want to change the background color of File Explorer into a dark theme, you can use the High Contrast Themes: Settings > Personalization > Themes > Themes settings > High Contrast Themes.
Let us know how it goes. Thank you.
My husband inadvertently changed something on his PC. Now the file explorer background is black, and titles are black also. how can we change it back to default setting?
