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I was wondering if it is possible to change the color of the scrollbar in windows 10.



At the moment the color difference between the slider and the background is small enough for me to have to search for it, especially when it is small.



Can this be done natively with windows 10 or if not is there any 3rd party software that I can use to achieve this?



PS, I found this post: How to change the scrollbar color in Windows XP? it seems to be very outdated and the solution looks to be only for winXP, but correct me if I'm wrong.



EDIT:
Comments showed that there is no officially supported way by Microsoft. This question is now focused on either MS changing their policy or any unofficial way of solving this problem.



EDIT2: I do know that there is a high contrast mode for windows, but the only thing that I have contrast issues with is scroll bars, as their gray values are very close to each other. It would be totally overkill to use high contrast mode for a small thing like this.










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    +1, I'm exactly the very same problem. Am I becoming too old to see sharply ?
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:04






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    Here is a discussion about the same subject, they conclude that the color cannot be changed: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/…
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:09






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    Incredible that this can't be changed. I'm colour blind and the poor contrast is a constant irritation that has me squinting at the screen to try and find the 'thumb' part that you drag. The only alternative seems to be High Contrast mode, but that's just too extreme
    – Cocowalla
    Jan 12 at 21:05
















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I was wondering if it is possible to change the color of the scrollbar in windows 10.



At the moment the color difference between the slider and the background is small enough for me to have to search for it, especially when it is small.



Can this be done natively with windows 10 or if not is there any 3rd party software that I can use to achieve this?



PS, I found this post: How to change the scrollbar color in Windows XP? it seems to be very outdated and the solution looks to be only for winXP, but correct me if I'm wrong.



EDIT:
Comments showed that there is no officially supported way by Microsoft. This question is now focused on either MS changing their policy or any unofficial way of solving this problem.



EDIT2: I do know that there is a high contrast mode for windows, but the only thing that I have contrast issues with is scroll bars, as their gray values are very close to each other. It would be totally overkill to use high contrast mode for a small thing like this.










share|improve this question




















  • 2




    +1, I'm exactly the very same problem. Am I becoming too old to see sharply ?
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:04






  • 2




    Here is a discussion about the same subject, they conclude that the color cannot be changed: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/…
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:09






  • 3




    Incredible that this can't be changed. I'm colour blind and the poor contrast is a constant irritation that has me squinting at the screen to try and find the 'thumb' part that you drag. The only alternative seems to be High Contrast mode, but that's just too extreme
    – Cocowalla
    Jan 12 at 21:05














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I was wondering if it is possible to change the color of the scrollbar in windows 10.



At the moment the color difference between the slider and the background is small enough for me to have to search for it, especially when it is small.



Can this be done natively with windows 10 or if not is there any 3rd party software that I can use to achieve this?



PS, I found this post: How to change the scrollbar color in Windows XP? it seems to be very outdated and the solution looks to be only for winXP, but correct me if I'm wrong.



EDIT:
Comments showed that there is no officially supported way by Microsoft. This question is now focused on either MS changing their policy or any unofficial way of solving this problem.



EDIT2: I do know that there is a high contrast mode for windows, but the only thing that I have contrast issues with is scroll bars, as their gray values are very close to each other. It would be totally overkill to use high contrast mode for a small thing like this.










share|improve this question















I was wondering if it is possible to change the color of the scrollbar in windows 10.



At the moment the color difference between the slider and the background is small enough for me to have to search for it, especially when it is small.



Can this be done natively with windows 10 or if not is there any 3rd party software that I can use to achieve this?



PS, I found this post: How to change the scrollbar color in Windows XP? it seems to be very outdated and the solution looks to be only for winXP, but correct me if I'm wrong.



EDIT:
Comments showed that there is no officially supported way by Microsoft. This question is now focused on either MS changing their policy or any unofficial way of solving this problem.



EDIT2: I do know that there is a high contrast mode for windows, but the only thing that I have contrast issues with is scroll bars, as their gray values are very close to each other. It would be totally overkill to use high contrast mode for a small thing like this.







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    +1, I'm exactly the very same problem. Am I becoming too old to see sharply ?
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:04






  • 2




    Here is a discussion about the same subject, they conclude that the color cannot be changed: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/…
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:09






  • 3




    Incredible that this can't be changed. I'm colour blind and the poor contrast is a constant irritation that has me squinting at the screen to try and find the 'thumb' part that you drag. The only alternative seems to be High Contrast mode, but that's just too extreme
    – Cocowalla
    Jan 12 at 21:05














  • 2




    +1, I'm exactly the very same problem. Am I becoming too old to see sharply ?
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:04






  • 2




    Here is a discussion about the same subject, they conclude that the color cannot be changed: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/…
    – danidemi
    Aug 22 '17 at 15:09






  • 3




    Incredible that this can't be changed. I'm colour blind and the poor contrast is a constant irritation that has me squinting at the screen to try and find the 'thumb' part that you drag. The only alternative seems to be High Contrast mode, but that's just too extreme
    – Cocowalla
    Jan 12 at 21:05








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+1, I'm exactly the very same problem. Am I becoming too old to see sharply ?
– danidemi
Aug 22 '17 at 15:04




+1, I'm exactly the very same problem. Am I becoming too old to see sharply ?
– danidemi
Aug 22 '17 at 15:04




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Here is a discussion about the same subject, they conclude that the color cannot be changed: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/…
– danidemi
Aug 22 '17 at 15:09




Here is a discussion about the same subject, they conclude that the color cannot be changed: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/…
– danidemi
Aug 22 '17 at 15:09




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Incredible that this can't be changed. I'm colour blind and the poor contrast is a constant irritation that has me squinting at the screen to try and find the 'thumb' part that you drag. The only alternative seems to be High Contrast mode, but that's just too extreme
– Cocowalla
Jan 12 at 21:05




Incredible that this can't be changed. I'm colour blind and the poor contrast is a constant irritation that has me squinting at the screen to try and find the 'thumb' part that you drag. The only alternative seems to be High Contrast mode, but that's just too extreme
– Cocowalla
Jan 12 at 21:05










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Right Click on Taskbar and Click on Taskbar Settings > on the Sidebar, Click on Colors > and you will find Start, Taskbar and Action Center, Please check this and select a color which you like. Hopefully, this will be helpful.






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    You cant select a color for the scroll bar there
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Scrollbar color can be changed with High Contrast settings, although it is not primarily intended to be pleasing to the eye, especially if you don't like strong lines and terminal look.



For visually impaired user commenting above, that might be your solution. Regarding Microsoft solving this: give it some time. They've only begun to notice why Apple is always crushing them. The new black theme from October update specifies it doesn't change all of Windows UI. They will continue working on this, especially if people keep pressuring. (Well at least I want to.)



High Contrast mode on Windows 10 looks like this:



What High Contrast mode changes:




  • all parts of Windows GUI including Explorer, scrollbars, start, taskbar, dialog boxes..

  • this includes modern apps and classic apps

  • it also includes Office apps like Word and Excel, which is not very practical for regular user (non visually impaired)


To find High Contrast settings (which as a very old Windows feature can be accessed in many ways, including registry editing, including getting more color options) in the easiest way as of time of writing:




  • Start > search for High contrast settings

  • alternatively go to modern Settings > Ease of Access > on the sidebar High contrast






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    Right Click on Taskbar and Click on Taskbar Settings > on the Sidebar, Click on Colors > and you will find Start, Taskbar and Action Center, Please check this and select a color which you like. Hopefully, this will be helpful.






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    Right Click on Taskbar and Click on Taskbar Settings > on the Sidebar, Click on Colors > and you will find Start, Taskbar and Action Center, Please check this and select a color which you like. Hopefully, this will be helpful.






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    Right Click on Taskbar and Click on Taskbar Settings > on the Sidebar, Click on Colors > and you will find Start, Taskbar and Action Center, Please check this and select a color which you like. Hopefully, this will be helpful.






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    Right Click on Taskbar and Click on Taskbar Settings > on the Sidebar, Click on Colors > and you will find Start, Taskbar and Action Center, Please check this and select a color which you like. Hopefully, this will be helpful.







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    Scrollbar color can be changed with High Contrast settings, although it is not primarily intended to be pleasing to the eye, especially if you don't like strong lines and terminal look.



    For visually impaired user commenting above, that might be your solution. Regarding Microsoft solving this: give it some time. They've only begun to notice why Apple is always crushing them. The new black theme from October update specifies it doesn't change all of Windows UI. They will continue working on this, especially if people keep pressuring. (Well at least I want to.)



    High Contrast mode on Windows 10 looks like this:



    What High Contrast mode changes:




    • all parts of Windows GUI including Explorer, scrollbars, start, taskbar, dialog boxes..

    • this includes modern apps and classic apps

    • it also includes Office apps like Word and Excel, which is not very practical for regular user (non visually impaired)


    To find High Contrast settings (which as a very old Windows feature can be accessed in many ways, including registry editing, including getting more color options) in the easiest way as of time of writing:




    • Start > search for High contrast settings

    • alternatively go to modern Settings > Ease of Access > on the sidebar High contrast






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      Scrollbar color can be changed with High Contrast settings, although it is not primarily intended to be pleasing to the eye, especially if you don't like strong lines and terminal look.



      For visually impaired user commenting above, that might be your solution. Regarding Microsoft solving this: give it some time. They've only begun to notice why Apple is always crushing them. The new black theme from October update specifies it doesn't change all of Windows UI. They will continue working on this, especially if people keep pressuring. (Well at least I want to.)



      High Contrast mode on Windows 10 looks like this:



      What High Contrast mode changes:




      • all parts of Windows GUI including Explorer, scrollbars, start, taskbar, dialog boxes..

      • this includes modern apps and classic apps

      • it also includes Office apps like Word and Excel, which is not very practical for regular user (non visually impaired)


      To find High Contrast settings (which as a very old Windows feature can be accessed in many ways, including registry editing, including getting more color options) in the easiest way as of time of writing:




      • Start > search for High contrast settings

      • alternatively go to modern Settings > Ease of Access > on the sidebar High contrast






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        Scrollbar color can be changed with High Contrast settings, although it is not primarily intended to be pleasing to the eye, especially if you don't like strong lines and terminal look.



        For visually impaired user commenting above, that might be your solution. Regarding Microsoft solving this: give it some time. They've only begun to notice why Apple is always crushing them. The new black theme from October update specifies it doesn't change all of Windows UI. They will continue working on this, especially if people keep pressuring. (Well at least I want to.)



        High Contrast mode on Windows 10 looks like this:



        What High Contrast mode changes:




        • all parts of Windows GUI including Explorer, scrollbars, start, taskbar, dialog boxes..

        • this includes modern apps and classic apps

        • it also includes Office apps like Word and Excel, which is not very practical for regular user (non visually impaired)


        To find High Contrast settings (which as a very old Windows feature can be accessed in many ways, including registry editing, including getting more color options) in the easiest way as of time of writing:




        • Start > search for High contrast settings

        • alternatively go to modern Settings > Ease of Access > on the sidebar High contrast






        share|improve this answer














        Scrollbar color can be changed with High Contrast settings, although it is not primarily intended to be pleasing to the eye, especially if you don't like strong lines and terminal look.



        For visually impaired user commenting above, that might be your solution. Regarding Microsoft solving this: give it some time. They've only begun to notice why Apple is always crushing them. The new black theme from October update specifies it doesn't change all of Windows UI. They will continue working on this, especially if people keep pressuring. (Well at least I want to.)



        High Contrast mode on Windows 10 looks like this:



        What High Contrast mode changes:




        • all parts of Windows GUI including Explorer, scrollbars, start, taskbar, dialog boxes..

        • this includes modern apps and classic apps

        • it also includes Office apps like Word and Excel, which is not very practical for regular user (non visually impaired)


        To find High Contrast settings (which as a very old Windows feature can be accessed in many ways, including registry editing, including getting more color options) in the easiest way as of time of writing:




        • Start > search for High contrast settings

        • alternatively go to modern Settings > Ease of Access > on the sidebar High contrast







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