Then click on appropriate color fields and choose your colors. You can find detailed instructions in this, or this tutorial, or follow these brief instructions:Ĭlick on Windows icon in your task bar > Settings > Personalization > Colors > scroll down to the bottom and click High Contrast Themes > choose one of the High Contrast Themesfrom the Choose a theme drop down menu. If you can live with the Windows 10 default options – changing most but not all fields to one of the 20 colors available: You should be able to customize your visuals to the same extent as in Windows 7. Moreover it should enable you to choose any color you like. – but they should be of minor importance). The intention of this post is to enable you to change the color of all the fields displayed by your Windows 10 screen (there will always be exceptions – icons, images, etc. Windows 10: How to change text and background colors This post is an update of the post 10 ways to change background color & reduce screen brightness which shows how to change text and background colors in Windows 7, PDF/Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and suggests a few apps which might help you decrease your screen’s brightness and glare.Īlso, if you need some guidance in terms of picking the most comfortable colors for you (for example by using colors with minimal blue light content) see this post.ĭisclaimer: My interest in computer screen colors comes from my problems with light sensitivity (photophobia), discomfort glare, and computer eye strain.ĭisclosure: You can help sustain GLARminY – at no additional cost to you by “ donating” a small percentage of anything you buy from Amazon by accessing Amazon through this link (commission link). The instructions should also work in Windows 8. Below you may find detailed instructions on how to fully personalize your Windows 10 screen’s appearance to your, eye-friendly colors (anything, to any color). In terms of text and background color adaptability to specific visual needs it is a step back when compared to Windows 7. Windows 10 has made life of those with light sensitivity and computer eye strain issues more difficult.

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