Customise the Windows interface

SPRUCE UP WINDOWS 10 AND MAKE IT MORE INVITING TO USE BY CUSTOMISING ITS WINDOWS, THE TASKBAR, THE START MENU AND MUCH MORE.

THERE’S NOTHING WRONG with the way that Windows 10 looks out of the box, but after living with its understated blue aesthetic for a while, things can start to look a bit dull. Thankfully, there’s nothing to stop you from brightening things up a bit and transforming the appearance of the desktop, thanks to a number of built-in customisation options. Windows 10’s settings enable you to change window, Taskbar, Start menu and Action Centre colours, but that’s not all. A number of desktop themes are also available for you to choose from, meaning that with the right choice of desktop background wallpaper, you can tune your system’s overall look to suit your needs. We’ll also touch on a great third-party desktop tool called Rainmeter, which enables you customise your desktop in ways that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Let’s take a look at how you can give Windows 10 a whole new appearance.

PERSONALISATION

The personalisation screen in Windows’ Settings panel gives you lots of options for changing the way it looks.

WALLPAPER

A wallpaper from either your photo library or Microsoft’s website can help guide your desktop colour theme.

COLOURS

You can change the colours of Window elements and see how they look in the Preview window.

AUTO-PICK COLOUR

Windows can be set to automatically pick the colour of accents based on the wallpaper background you choose.

THEMES

You can save your adjustments as themes and then easily switch between them to match your mood.

MORE THEMES

If you’re lacking inspiration, you can try one of Windows’ default themes or get more themes online.