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In windows 7, you can easily set defaut fonts, change apperance and display, adjust various settings and alter other stuff in order to customize according to your style. But I cannot change the font nor the color of the displayed text. The font claims to have changed but it doesn't and the color pulldown menu is disabled. I use the non-Aero Windows 7 Basic but I am not able to change the font or the color. Change the default font size in Windows 7 desktop / laptop. In the change font size in Windows 7, you can change the size of default text, adjust resolution & clear type text, change display settings and set custom text size on your Windows 7 or Windows 10 device. In XP Pro, I could go to Display Properties/Appearance, choose Icon, and change the Font Type and Font Size to make the Text easier to read. With Windows 7, I only see a choice for ClearType and Text DPI. ClearType does not appear to improve the way the Text under the Desktop Icons displays. How can I change the Font? Hi, Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. As per the description, I understand that you would like to change the font size. I would suggest you to try the steps mentioned in the Microsoft Help Articles given below and check if that helps.

I am trying to use a different font and color for the captions on the icons on the desktop. Under Personalize I have been able to change the icon spacing (both horizontal and vertical) and the size of the text. But I cannot change the font nor the color of the displayed text. The font claims to have changed but it doesn't and the color pulldown menu is disabled. I use the non-Aero Windows 7 Basic but I am not able to change the font or the color.

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You need a third party tool to customize your desktop icon and for this you can use Iconoid tool. Its freeware and easy to configure now you can do whatever you want with your desktop icon.

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I have discovered that changing the fonts/colors on desktop icons is close to impossible. However I have also discovered that if you personalize (right-click on desktop) and then you select Windows 7 Basic and then change the Windows appearance, and then you select icons on the scroll box and then turn on bold you then end up with a icon caption that is actually readable.

At least I did/can.YMMV.

greenbergreenber

You can change the font of the text of your desktop icons even when you are not using the Windows 7 Basic theme.

In order to do this, right-click on the desktop and select Personalize. Click Window Color at the bottom of the screen and then Advanced appearance settings.. on the next screen. Select Icon from the Item dropdown and pick a font you like (to see it actually changes, pick something out of the ordinary like Comic Sans). When you click the Apply button, the caption under the icons on your desktop should now be rendered in the font you picked.

Note though, that the color of the icon caption cannot be changed. It will be chosen automatically based on the color of your desktop wallpaper, according to this post on Microsoft Answers:

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.

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Solved:

I have Windows 7 Ultimate and I followed the post above from PersonalNexus with a slight modification to change the desktop font color (from white to black).

To change your desktop icon font color:

Right click on desktop and select Personalize click Window Color Advance Appearance Settings Select 'Desktop' under Item (not Icon) change 'Color 1' from Black to White for black desktop icon font color.

And, your desktop font color will change to Black so you can read your icons! If you want white desktop font color just make 'desktop' Item color 1 Black instead of white!

Hope this helps everyone!

Finally solved still with the Aero Theme:

1. Run sysdm.cpl to get to System Properties.
2. Select Advanced tab and Performance Setting to get to the Performance Options window.
3. Select 'Adjust for best performance' button to clear all the check-boxes.
4. Use Iconoid to change the icon font color.

If you prefer to still have the peek preview of a window while hovering on the task bar icon, you can select the 'Enable desktop composition' and 'Use visual styles on windows and buttons' check-boxes.

Have fun!

1. Run Sysdm.cpl from the command line
2. Click advanced tab
3. Click the Performance settings button.
4. Uncheck the last two items
   • Use drop shadows..
   • Use visual styles..
5. Click Ok and close
6. Rick click on the desktop, select Personalize
7. Click on Window Color
8. Select Item:Desktop and change color 1 to Black for white text or select white for black text.
9. Click Ok and exit.

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Default Font Settings Windows 10

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Segoe UI is the default font in Windows 10. This default font is used almost everywhere from desktop to file explorer to Settings in Windows 10.

Many PC users who have used Windows XP for a long time before switching to Windows 10 feel that the Windows XP’s default Tahoma font was superior, and want to set Tahoma or any other font as the default font in Windows 10.

Unlike Windows 7 and earlier versions, changing the default font is not an easy job in Windows 10, thanks to the absence of Window Color and Appearance. There is no option under Control Panel or Settings app to change the default font. Surprisingly, no developer has come up with a software to change the default font so far.

Change Font Style Windows 7

A user at Super User has posted a workaround to change the default font in Windows 10 to a font of your choice. Complete the given below directions to change the default font in Windows 10. You just need to download a Registry file and then merge it with Registry.

Set your favorite font as the default font in Windows 10

WARNING: Since this method requires editing the Registry, we recommend you create a manual system restore point before proceeding further. We also recommend you create a system image backup before making major changes to the Registry.

Step 1: Download ChangeFont.zip file by clicking here. Please note that the credit for the workaround and registry file goes to Tom at Super User.

Step 2:Right-click on the downloaded ChangeFont.zip file, click Extract all, select a location, and then click Extract button to get a file named ChangeFont.reg.

Step 3: With default settings, this ChangeFont registry file changes the default Segoe UI font to Tahoma. Please read the instructions in Step 4, Step 5 and Step 6 if you want to change the default font to a font other than Tahoma.

And if you want to set Tahoma as the default font in Windows 10, double-click on ChangeFont.reg file, click Yes when you see the confirmation dialog, and then click OK.

Once done, sign out of your account and then sign in again to see the new font in action. To sign out, click on the user tile on the Start menu and then click Sign out.

Step 4: To change the default font to a font other than Tahoma, right-click on the ChangeFont.reg file, click Open with, and then click Notepad to open the file with Notepad program.

Step 5: Replace the word (mentioned at the end) Tahoma with a font name that you would like to set as the default font in Windows 10. Click Ctrl + S or click File menu and then click Save option to save the changes. For instance, if you want to set Verdana as the default font, replace Tahoma with Verdana. Don’t forget to press Ctrl + S to save.

Step 6: Finally, double-click on the edited ChangeFont.reg file, click Yes button when you see the confirmation dialog, and then click OKFree sticky notes for desktop. button. Sign out and sign in to see the new font.

If you’re having issues after changing the default font, use the previously created manual restore point to restore your PC to an earlier date.