Desktop Icon Font Color - How do I change the font color of the text that describes desktop icons?

Anonymous
2010-02-18T11:16:49+00:00

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. How do I change the font color that describes the desktop icons?

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Anonymous
2010-02-18T11:56:09+00:00

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. How do I change the font color that describes the desktop icons?

Hi

You cannot change the Desktop font color.

Because Desktop wallpaper images have varying colors, it is easy for the font colors to be unreadable if they are on top of the same color as a wallpaper image. For instance a black font on top of a dark part of the background image or a white font on a white part of a background image.

The Desktop icon fonts are dynamic and will show white on dark backgrounds and change to white with a black shadow effect on a light background.

Hope this helps.

Thank You for using Windows 7

Ronnie Vernon MVP

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-06T16:19:29+00:00

    charlyoak's reply on October 16, 2016 solved the problem for me, so thanks to him/her. I have Windows 7 set to "Adjust for best performance" under System > Advanced > Visual Effects > Performance > Settings. I just checked "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on that same dialogue and now my desktop icon labels are readable.

    (I have to say though charlyoak - if you must use screenshots you ought to learn how to use Alt+PrintScreen to screenshot the current window to clipboard!)

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-10-27T19:03:58+00:00

    change color of desktop font

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-24T14:56:53+00:00

    For me there is no drop shadow. I have set Windows to "Adjust for best performance" not best appearance so that's probably why. The result is I can't read the Desktop icon labels.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-10-08T00:10:51+00:00

    what is the default color on the "font color icon"

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