Show compressed files in an alternate color.
This tweak lets you change the colors of compressed files and folders in the Explorer to distinguish them easily.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
When a file or folder is compressed, it is displayed in a different color in explorer. The user can define the color to use. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a dword value name showcompcolor, if the value does not exist, in the right panel. Right-click it and modify the data value to 1 to enable the use of alternate colors and 0 to use default colors. Click ok and close the registry editor. Logoff or restart the system to see the changes taking effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
When a file or folder is compressed, it is displayed in a different color in explorer. The user can define the color to use. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a dword value name showcompcolor, if the value does not exist, in the right panel. Right-click it and modify the data value to 1 to enable the use of alternate colors and 0 to use default colors. Click ok and close the registry editor. Logoff or restart the system to see the changes taking 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'.
Next, go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\] </b> and right click on the DWORD value 'ShowCompColor' and select 'Modify'.
Finally set the value data as '0' to disable alternative color for Compressed file.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: ShowCompColor
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Modified
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