- Right-click on an empty area of the desktop and choose "Personalize".
- Click on "Window Color" at the bottom of the Control Panel window that opened.
- Click on a color swatch to change "glass color": Windows 7 applies the change for preview purposes (close the Control Panel at any time to revert to your original color scheme).
- Use the "Enable transparency" checkbox to turn on or disable transparent windows.
- Slide "Color intensity" to change "saturation": from grayscale (left) to bright colors (right).
- Click on "Show color mixer" and you'll be able to create your own, custom color. • Use the "Hue" slider to change the base color.
• "Saturation" goes from grayscale (left) to full color intensity (right)
• "Brightness" controls the amount of light in the color scheme.
Tip: push the "Saturation" and "Brightness" sliders all the way to the right for the most vivid color themes, or all the way to the left for the most dark and understated ones.
- The "Advanced appearance settings" link only affects Windows 7 when it uses basic or accessibility themes (like "Windows Classic" or "Windows 7 Basic"), not any "Aero" themes.
- When you are happy with your new settings, click "Save changes" (or "Cancel" to undo).
Tip: keep your color / transparency scheme by saving it before you change theme.
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