I'm just updated to Windows 11, and the first thing I've noticed is that Microsoft is a lot more stricter on which color scheme you can pick for your Windows theme. So now the color that I had on Windows 10 is now deemed too hard to read, and I cannot set it up as my theme. Is there any way to override this, and would this be a correct code? HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM AccentColor (DWORD) – your color in BGR (e.g. #FF0000 → 0000FF) ColorPrevalence (DWORD) – 1 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize ColorPrevalence (DWORD) – 1 Edit This is a better way, but for some reason I can't edit exactly those blocked values of colors by Microsoft HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent
Heavily modified Windows 11 is actually pretty great. I tried using it bone stock on a new laptop yesterday (setting it up for one of my kids) and I totally agree, it's an absolute mess.
Yeah, I found some tuts on that and that's exactly what I was thinking, that I should modify Windows 11. But then again, I like to use windows by default as much as possible. If I should use modes for something as basic as changing colors or start menu, this might not be a good start, pun intended. Those are the things that one should like by default or there should be options to customize it, rather than using modes to modify the basics of the basics. And that very much put me off. And I'm really apprehensive how long the mods would be updated for. I do not want to be stuck in the middle with atrocious Windows UI and them not updating the modes. And those terrible UI animations and aero gave me Vista creeps. At this point, Android is more customizable than Windows. Me being a designer, colors are the first thing I notice. When I was customizing windows 10, I knew know exactly which values for colors I was entering, and now trying those same values on Windows 11, and nope it doesn't work. Then I tried to deviate those values for a bit to check if Windows would accept it, still not. It's either saying this color might be too hard to read or color not supported. They literally want us to customize the Windows according to their taste, and what they pre-approved. It's atrocious. It defies the basics of color theory and typography. Even if you do not have any knowledge of design or color theory, or typography, you can just tell by the taste that their colors that they are approving are terrible. You have an awful, dark, or even aggressive colors that are definitely much harder to read than any of the colors I tried to set up being approved, while the others have not been. And I honestly do not know how the Chief Designer approved these things and was able to keep his job. On top of that, they've been working on start button and layout design for 8 years now. Which is by the way is 2D, not even 3D, and surprise, it's delayed again. Nevertheless, feel free to chime in and say how did you solve it, which modes did you use.
not to debate W11 has its share of bugs the OS been out now almost 4 years it is nice n smooth on a new hardware desktop PC when it changes to Hudson Valley like it did security features got tougher to keep your computer safer there is folks out there don't know much knowledge about a computer think it is very helpful to them anyways me running and old X299 system and I have no problems with W11 it is faster and robust than any OS of Windows I operated now we just have an update of same 24/H2 OS AKA 25/H2 love it or hate it or there is always another OS other than MS I really think W12 won't be happening any time soon the saying is Win7 was awesome Win8 was bad Win10 was fun and now Win11 Win12 will be awesome LOL
yes, the X is only the one I ever used never any other garbage intel board series wish they came out with another X, don't what to go off topic here on hardware since it is W11 thread
Get packages install.wim: Code: Package Identity : Package_for_DotNetRollup_481~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.9319.1 State : Installed Release Type : Update Install Time : 15/09/2025 19:37 Package Identity : Package_for_KB5054156~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~26100.5503.1.1 <=== OLD 25H2 EP State : Installed Release Type : Update Install Time : 15/09/2025 19:36 Package Identity : Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~26100.1742.1.10 State : Staged Release Type : Security Update Install Time : Package Identity : Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~26100.6584.1.20 State : Installed Release Type : Security Update Install Time : 15/09/2025 19:47 Package Identity : Package_for_ServicingStack_5074~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~26100.5074.1.7 State : Installed Release Type : Update Install Time : 15/09/2025 19:43 Old 25H2 EP, not the latest one from https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1890629 (6717.1.4)
So basically who manually installed the previous public 25H2 EP on Enterprise (including IoT LTSC 2024) is good even on retail/prod channel?
There's no difference between the two versions of the EP, only the description. So I think the answer is yes.
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