Make active window more obvious on taskbar (Windows 10)

Question

In Windows 10, the active window is represented on the taskbar by a very subtle shade affect (see pic). Is there a setting or registry hack that would make it more obvious?

(I keep trying to switch to the browser window I'm already in, which is confusing)

Pic: Can you tell which window is active? lol

Answer 1

Hi Amurpk. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded MVP, here to help you.

There are some solutions that might help here:

https://superuser.com/questions/1558106/color-o...

https://superuser.com/questions/1717690/make-ac...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Here is how to get color back on the taskbar, window frames and start menu after Version 1903 inexplicably turned them dull grey:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

If none of these suffice then to express your opinion this using the Feedback Hub in Start Menu you may be able to help Microsoft improve this product/experience. Developers DO read feedback from customers that comes in via the Feedback Hub, so that is a great way to share your thoughts on how to better serve you as a customer.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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