How to Change the Color of the Taskbar in Windows 7

This guide explains how to change the Color of the Taskbar in Windows 7, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

1. Change the Taskbar color directly on the system

Step 1: You proceed Right-click on the Desktop and select Personalize .

Step 2: Then, you proceed to select Windows Color to set the color for the Taskbar .

Step 3: Finally, you proceed to choose the color of the Taskbar through the available color palette. Besides, you can adjust the density through Color Intensity .

When you have finished setting up, then select Save Changes to save changes.

2. Change the Taskbar color by wallpaper

This is a relatively complicated and difficult way, so you should consider carefully.

Step 1: First, you need to take a picture of the entire Laptop screen (using the Prt Scr button) to save the most accurate resolution of the screen.

Once you have the screenshot, open them in Photoshop tool.

Step 2: In the Photoshop tool, select the Selection icon (switch back to the rectangle). Then you hover an area coinciding with the length and height of the Taskbar to see the size of the Taskbar.

Step 3: Open the wallpaper we want to use (size required is the same as the Laptop screen resolution).

Once you have the size of the Taskbar, select the Rectangle Tools tool (1) to draw a rectangle.

Next, you proceed to set the size of the middle rectangle with the size of the Taskbar (Step 2) .

When you have finished drawing the rectangle, move the rectangle to the bottom of the image.

Step 4: After that, you proceed to open a new image that you want to use them as the background for the Taskbar and arrange them on the first Layer . Once you've aligned the position you want to use the image as the Taskbar, you click on the top layer to select Create Clipping Mask .

Step 5: At this point, you will get a picture as below, so you have succeeded. Now choose File -> Save to save.

Step 6: After saving, you just need to set that wallpaper as the main wallpaper. Your taskbar will now have extremely unique colors.

In this article, Software Tips guide you how to change the color of the Taskbar on Windows 7 quickly and conveniently. Good luck!