Change Progress Bar color in Windows 10?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by RocketSledder77, Oct 8, 2014.

  1. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #1 RocketSledder77, Oct 8, 2014
    Hello does anyone know how you can change the green progress bars in Windows 10 to preferably blue or even white like on the PS4?
     

    Attached Files:

  2. PAYMYRENT

    PAYMYRENT MDL Developer

    Jul 28, 2009
    1,460
    420
    60
    #2 PAYMYRENT, Oct 8, 2014
    Last edited: Oct 8, 2014
  3. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #3 RocketSledder77, Oct 8, 2014 (OP)
    Okay I am going to try that and possibly another transparency hack. But first I need to create yet another system restore point.
     
  4. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #4 RocketSledder77, Oct 8, 2014
    Last edited: Oct 8, 2014
    (OP)
    I installed UxStyle and rebooted just fine. I then applied the blue version of this theme:
    AeroByDesign For Windows 8.1 Update 1by LiveOrDieTM on Deviantart

    Bars remained green.
    I replaced the aero.msstyles with the "blue" one provided in the rar. file and restarted.
    The bars still remained green.
    I then switched back to my normal theme and Windows 10 locked up in the process.
    I had to use system restore to return to normal.
    I am not sure what I did wrong, Slave77 says he was able to get it to work.
     
  5. steven4554

    steven4554 MDL Expert

    Jul 12, 2009
    1,429
    2,610
    60
    #5 steven4554, Oct 8, 2014
    I've already used the feedback app to suggest to MS to add this feature of being able to change the progress bars to other colours.
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  6. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #6 RocketSledder77, Oct 8, 2014 (OP)
    As have I. Let's see how well they listen, if they even will at all. :)
     
  7. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #7 RocketSledder77, Nov 20, 2014 (OP)
    Thanks to the new UxTheme for Windows 10 I have blue progress bars again. But the theme I used to get it completely changes the visual style and even adds bezels around the Windows. Does anyone how have an idea how I keep the default visual style with blue progress bars?
     
  8. White Wizard

    White Wizard MDL Junior Member

    Jul 3, 2013
    61
    4
    0
    #8 White Wizard, Nov 20, 2014
    Something like this.
     

    Attached Files:

    • 9879.jpg
      9879.jpg
      File size:
      161.3 KB
      Views:
      100
  9. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #9 RocketSledder77, Nov 20, 2014
    Last edited: Nov 20, 2014
    (OP)
    Yes, but I would like to keep the my windows colors that I have imported all the way back from Windows 7. It does not appear to be something can be changed in Windows 8/10. Notice the color of the field in the first image behind the buttons and the color of the message box in the second image. I would like to retain that, the default visual style with blue task bars.
     

    Attached Files:

  10. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #10 RocketSledder77, Nov 20, 2014 (OP)
    That would be nice or just have color bar in the personalization menu and just slide it to the color you want the progress bars to be. Of course I would like that kind of option for almost every visual element of the OS.
     
  11. everesee

    everesee MDL Senior Member

    Mar 28, 2012
    284
    52
    10
    #11 everesee, Nov 21, 2014
    Your windows build is 9880? How could it possible? o_O
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  12. RocketSledder77

    RocketSledder77 MDL Junior Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    77
    2
    0
    #12 RocketSledder77, Nov 22, 2014 (OP)
    Because I am have (O)CD, so I used that watermark editor to get the info down to one line and changed 9879 to a nice and even 9880. I also used the Windows 8 font changer to change most of the fonts to Helvetica Neue which are much smaller than the regular Windows 10 fonts for some reason. So now the watermark takes up less space.