How can I change the color of the store app icons to white? OR something else?

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How can I change the color of the store app icons to white? OR something else?

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I have some windows store icons on my task bar for quick use, and ALL of the color of the icons are black, I can't see them at all.

I am not changing my theme to suite the lack of customization, that would not be a fix but an unacceptable compromise, what I would like to be able to do is select whatever icon I want OR AT LEAST be able to change the color of the icon itself.

Thanks for any help.

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Hi RobHCom,

I am Paulo, an Independent Advisor. Thank you for reaching out.

You could try this workaround:

Normally, app icons from Microsoft store can't be changed. However, a desktop shortcut can be changed to whatever icon you like. The problem is you cannot create a shortcut of an app from the Microsoft store and send it to Desktop. What you could do is this:

Create a desktop folder then rename it to whatever you want
Drag the app then put it in the folder you created
Right click on Taskbar then deselect "Lock the taskbar"
Right click on Taskbar> Toolbars> New Toolbar then select the folder you created
Right click on the name of the toolbar then change View to Large Icons
Right click on the toolbar again then deselect "Show Title" and "Show Text"
From there, you can right click on the app then Properties then change it to the icon you like.

I hope this helps with your concern. Please let me know if you have further questions.

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