[FMC]Ravage Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 This might sound silly but how do you change the logon screen background color? (the screen that lists all of the user accounts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Open regedit, go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\create a DWORD (32 Bit) with the name DefaultColorSet and next set a value. 2 = gray.Here are some values: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[FMC]Ravage Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Awesome man thanks! That purple was getting to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpclient Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) Leave it to Andre Ziegler to find cool undocumented reg values using ProcMon. You're amazing, man! Always find your posts helpful.I wish the horrible ugly logon screen should show an image like the Windows 7/Vista logon screen. That feature is "moved" to the Lock screen. Edited November 19, 2012 by xpclient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 What is the difference between that and the Start Screen color?ColorSet_Version3http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/145063-change-windows-8-start-metro-screen-background-color/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNARZ Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 What is the difference between that and the Start Screen color?ColorSet_Version3http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/145063-change-windows-8-start-metro-screen-background-color/Yours is for personal userHis is for sign-in mask (dark blue)Here some all values (also für autounattend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpclient Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 There is now an easy-to-use tool to do this by Winaero thanks to the genius Sergey Tkachenko: Sign In Screen Color Changer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I think it sets the same key? Correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpclient Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Yes the same key. Just a convenient GUI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hb860 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 xplcient, thanks for "genius", but actually I am not.My Sign In Screen Color Changer is just several lines of code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Something changed in Windows 8.1. For Win8 I use this AutoIT script at the start: RegWrite ( "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent" , "ColorSet_Version3" , "REG_DWORD" , "0x0000000e" ) RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c taskkill.exe /f /im explorer.exe") Run(@ComSpec & " /c Start c:\windows\explorer.exe") $metro = "1"This changes the metro screen to red (from the default). And it works in Windows 8.1. However after the work is done, this part does NOT change it to green (or anything). But later if I change the reg key to 0x0000000b, and restart, the color still stays as red. I've tried other hex codes and they do not make any difference. Even if I manually change the registry key, and either kill and re-open explorer or restart the computer.I should also note, that in Audit Mode, you can't launch explorer.exe nor cmd.exe from Task Manager unless you check the "create this task with administrative priveledges" box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 there is a new tool:http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Using that tool doesn't seem to work. Not even changing the colors in the app. I can select the new color from the list but the little boxes remain the same. I do see that it writes *something* to the registry, but I cannot determine what those hex values relate to. They are not standard hex color codes. I rebooted as well but it didn't change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hb860 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Hi, I am developer of the tool.Tripredacus, please tell me which OS your use? x86 or x64? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Windows 8.1 Pro x64 RTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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