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

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

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

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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Anonymous

2017-05-17T20:47:49+00:00

Since I was looking for information about changing font color in Windows 10 creator update, I can't see how info related to windows 7 is going to help
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Anonymous

2017-05-12T03:06:05+00:00

just go to advance settings where post have said and choose desktop, if you make it black text will be white, etc etc
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Anonymous

2016-10-16T10:30:42+00:00

Hi,

Can I know where is the "black drop shadow effect"??

It does not appear on my pc white background.
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Anonymous

2016-10-16T10:28:15+00:00

Thanks so much for the perfect solution.

This is how my desktop look like previously when the wording is in White.
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