Do you like the way windows look in Windows 7? Many people have to work with the default configuration that this operating system offers them, which does not necessarily mean that all its users feel happy and comfortable working with this aspect.
There are different ways that we could adopt when it comes to customize Windows 7 desktop, which primarily involves the type of background that we have on the desktop as well as the color of each of the windows that we open at a given time. These windows have a large number of colors in each of their elements, one of them (the most visible) being the one shown on the border and in the title bar.
Customize the border color of windows in Windows 7
Previously, we must mention to our readers that the color of the entire border of the windows in Windows 7 includes two essential elements (depending on the operating system), these being:
- Title bar active.
- Inactive title bar.
These elements are the objective of our tutorial for the moment. To do this, we are going to suggest a few steps to follow so that you can customize the visual appearance of the theme that you have chosen for this operating system:
- Minimize all the windows you currently have open (in Windows 7).
- Right-click on any empty space on the desktop.
- From the options shown choose «customize«.
At this moment we will have before our eyes the window that will allow us to customize the way we see our operating system; This means that we could be choosing one of the many themes proposed there, which offer us an automatic way to choose color, wallpaper, the screensaver and many other aspects.
If our intention is to try to change only the active and inactive border and bar color in Windows 7, Then we should not choose any of the themes proposed in this window, since they will automatically place a large number of colors and visual aspects, which may not be 100% to our liking and preference. What we should do is select the icon at the bottom of this window that says «window color«.
We will immediately jump to another area in the configuration interface, where we are shown a few alternatives that we could choose; they have also been placed by default, so we will not choose them at this time since our objective is elsewhere. We suggest you click on the link that says «advanced appearance settings…» to enter another area of the settings.
A pop-up window will immediately appear with a different number of options, where a preview of the appearance of our windows will be shown with the colors that currently define them.
At the bottom of this window there is an option that says "Element:", having to choose the small tab so that more options to configure are displayed. First of all we are going to suggest choosing «active title bar«; At that moment two boxes with different colors will appear; If you pay a little attention to these two boxes you will realize that they have been used to offer a "gradient" effect between both colors, which will be present in the title bar when the window is active.
You can define the colors you want for that the gradient is generated at that same moment. Now, what we suggested above can also be done for the "inactive title bar", which means that you define the colors that will generate the "gradient".
In this way, you will be able to customize the way you will see the windows in your file explorer or in the applications that you have opened within Windows 7 from now on; To clarify a little what an active window and an inactive window mean, the first case occurs when you have selected the window with the mouse pointer, This, while the inactive window is when it is open but without having been selected.