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Screen Color
I choose:
SETTINGS - PERSONALIZATION - BACKGROUND - SOLID COLOR (blue)
All looks windowswonderful . . .
EXIT
Open my wallpaper program (Webshots) and choose a portrait-oriented photo which does not fill the screen width.
- In Windows 7, whenever the wallpaper photo did not fill the screen (as a portrait-oriented pix usually would not), the remainder of the screen would remain the screen color chosen (blue).
- In "new, improved by MS programmers in the guaranteed employment department" Windows 10, however, when wallpaper presents a portrait-oriented pix, the background color (blue) disappears and is replaced by black.
Uh-huh . . .
Whose idea was this "improvement"! . . . and how can it be rectified? The screen color should, one would normally expect, remain whichever color is designated in SETTINGS -- regardless of whatever the screensaver photo or graphic superimposes places over it.
Anyone know a solution to offer?
Many thanks; appreciated.
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In Windows 7, when the wallpaper didn't fill the screen, the chosen background color was maintained, creating a cohesive look. In contrast, Windows 10's approach to displaying a black background when a portrait-oriented photo is used can be jarring, especially if you've chosen a specific background color.
Microsoft aimed to enhance the visual presentation, but it seems to have overlooked user preferences for maintaining background color consistency. Many users prefer the background color to remain visible behind portrait images, just like in Windows 7.
In the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors, change the value of ‘Background’ to your colour code (e.g. 0 0 255 for blue), and restart your computer.
