Change the colors of Command Prompt window.
This tweak lets you change foreground and background colors used in Command Prompt windows.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
The tweak changes the foreground and background colors for the command prompt window for the current session. To obtain the new look change the value to two-digit number, in which the first digit represents a background color and the second the foreground color. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a dword value defaultcolor in the right panel. Right-click it and modify the data value to f0 to give black text on a white background to enable the setting, however you can opt to your desired color coding, and 0 to give standard white text on a black background to disable the setting. The other hexadecimal codes are: <table><tr><td>hexadecimal value</td><td><center>color</td></tr><tr><td><center>0</td><td><center>black</td></tr><tr><td><center>1</td><td><center>blue</td></tr><tr><td><center>2</td><td><center>green</td></tr><tr><td><center>3</td><td><center>aqua</td></tr><tr><td><center>4</td><td><center>red</td></tr><tr><td><center>5</td><td><center>purple</td></tr><tr><td><center>6</td><td><center>yellow</td></tr><tr><td><center>7</td><td><center>white</td></tr><tr><td><center>8</td><td><center>gray</td></tr><tr><td><center>9</td><td><center>light blue</td></tr><tr><td><center>a</td><td><center>light green</td></tr><tr><td><center>b</td><td><center>light aqua</td></tr><tr><td><center>c</td><td><center>light red</td></tr><tr><td><center>d</td><td><center>light purple</td></tr><tr><td><center>e</td><td><center>light yellow</td></tr><tr><td><center>f</td><td><center>light white</td></tr></table> restart command prompt for the changes to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
The tweak changes the foreground and background colors for the command prompt window for the current session. To obtain the new look change the value to two-digit number, in which the first digit represents a background color and the second the foreground color. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a dword value defaultcolor in the right panel. Right-click it and modify the data value to f0 to give black text on a white background to enable the setting, however you can opt to your desired color coding, and 0 to give standard white text on a black background to disable the setting. The other hexadecimal codes are: <table><tr><td>hexadecimal value</td><td><center>color</td></tr><tr><td><center>0</td><td><center>black</td></tr><tr><td><center>1</td><td><center>blue</td></tr><tr><td><center>2</td><td><center>green</td></tr><tr><td><center>3</td><td><center>aqua</td></tr><tr><td><center>4</td><td><center>red</td></tr><tr><td><center>5</td><td><center>purple</td></tr><tr><td><center>6</td><td><center>yellow</td></tr><tr><td><center>7</td><td><center>white</td></tr><tr><td><center>8</td><td><center>gray</td></tr><tr><td><center>9</td><td><center>light blue</td></tr><tr><td><center>a</td><td><center>light green</td></tr><tr><td><center>b</td><td><center>light aqua</td></tr><tr><td><center>c</td><td><center>light red</td></tr><tr><td><center>d</td><td><center>light purple</td></tr><tr><td><center>e</td><td><center>light yellow</td></tr><tr><td><center>f</td><td><center>light white</td></tr></table> restart command prompt for the changes to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\] </b>,right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "DefaultColor" in "Command Processor" key.

Next, right-click on "DefaultColor" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the color combination value of your choice in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: DefaultColor
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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