Hi, is it possible to change the highlight gray color to blue in the context menu? I saw something online to change color via registry but it doesn't work
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change the highlight color in the context menu
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Hi, daniway10, welcome to the ElevenForums 
There aren’t any registry hacks or settings that I know of that would enable you to change the colour of the context menu.
Perhaps you might need to seek out a 3rd party theme app. I don’t have any experience with any.
There aren’t any registry hacks or settings that I know of that would enable you to change the colour of the context menu.
Perhaps you might need to seek out a 3rd party theme app. I don’t have any experience with any.
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thanks for the welcome,Hi, daniway10, welcome to the ElevenForums
There aren’t any registry hacks or settings that I know of that would enable you to change the colour of the context menu.
Perhaps you might need to seek out a 3rd party theme app. I don’t have any experience with any.
what I feared for this reason I couldn't find a solution online
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thanks for the welcome,
what I feared for this reason I couldn't find a solution online
I believe Stardock Windows Blinds is popular. I do use Stardock Apps but not Windows Blinds.
But if will set you back US$52.00
I have seen screenshots of coloured backgrounds in the context menus, also with text colour changes.
Skin the Windows desktop interface with WindowBlinds.
Skin the Windows desktop interface with WindowBlinds.
www.stardock.com
There may be free alternatives out there.
Moo0 - Useful Free Tools for Windows (not MooO)
Some software/contents just have been updated. Please check it out on our website.
There may be others.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Sin-built
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
- Memory
- 32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 4 x LG 23MP75 - 2 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
- Screen Resolution
- All over the place
- Hard Drives
- Too many to list.
OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
- PSU
- Silverstone 1500
- Case
- NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
- Keyboard
- Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
- Internet Speed
- 100/40Mbps
- Browser
- All sorts
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky Premium
- Other Info
- I’m on a horse.
-
- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
- CPU
- Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
- Memory
- 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
- Sound Card
- Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
- Screen Resolution
- QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
- Hard Drives
- M.2 512GB
- Antivirus
- Defender / Malwarebytes
- Other Info
- …still on a horse.
thanks for the help, I had already tried Moo0 but it only changes the background not the highlighter colorI believe Stardock Windows Blinds is popular. I do use Stardock Apps but not Windows Blinds.
But if will set you back US$52.00
I have seen screenshots of coloured backgrounds in the context menus, also with text colour changes.
Skin the Windows desktop interface with WindowBlinds.
Skin the Windows desktop interface with WindowBlinds.www.stardock.com
There may be free alternatives out there.
Moo0 - Useful Free Tools for Windows (not MooO)
Some software/contents just have been updated. Please check it out on our website.www.moo0.com
There may be others.
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- windows 11
I fixed it ( nice blue selected contextmenu-items ) after installing SAB !
When uninstalling SAB , they all went to grey again.............
When uninstalling SAB , they all went to grey again.............
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- Windows11 Pro
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Asus
- CPU
- i7
- Motherboard
- z97k
- Memory
- 32GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia
- Sound Card
- Realtek
- Hard Drives
- 3
- Cooling
- air
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StartAllBack
StartAllBack to fix all Windows 11 deal-breaking UI issues
StartAllBack restores taskbar, start menu, context menus, explorer, sanity, style and order!
www.startallback.com
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Sin-built
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
- Memory
- 32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 4 x LG 23MP75 - 2 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
- Screen Resolution
- All over the place
- Hard Drives
- Too many to list.
OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
- PSU
- Silverstone 1500
- Case
- NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
- Keyboard
- Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
- Internet Speed
- 100/40Mbps
- Browser
- All sorts
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky Premium
- Other Info
- I’m on a horse.
-
- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
- CPU
- Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
- Memory
- 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
- Sound Card
- Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
- Screen Resolution
- QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
- Hard Drives
- M.2 512GB
- Antivirus
- Defender / Malwarebytes
- Other Info
- …still on a horse.
I forgot to write that I had also tried this by activating only the context menu highlighter option because I already had a program that changed the start menu and taskbar but both conflicted, making the start menu go crazy
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Im using SAB only for the taskbar ..........perfect blue contextmenu-items .
Open Shell for my startmenu...........
They dont bite each other !
Open Shell for my startmenu...........
They dont bite each other !
My Computer
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- Windows11 Pro
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- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Asus
- CPU
- i7
- Motherboard
- z97k
- Memory
- 32GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia
- Sound Card
- Realtek
- Hard Drives
- 3
- Cooling
- air
unfortunately I will have to find other alternatives that only affect the context menu
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See if Immersive will apply the blue highlight:
Regedit.exe
Set value to 0
Reboot
Regedit.exe
Create a DWORD named “ImmersiveContextMenu”
Set value to 0
Reboot
My Computer
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It doesn't work. I already had this setting that replaced the new context menu with the classic context menu, however I solved it with Shell
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