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I would like to try different colors to see which color would bring the text out. If you know how this can be done I would appreciate hearing from you. Text colors can be change by setting your desktop the way you want it and using themes. Try the following steps and see if it can help change the icons text color:.

Also, if you're using a picture for background , make sure to change and set it to solid color as another workaround.

If anything comes up, don't hesitate to get back to us anytime. Was this reply helpful? Inside your app, you use icons to represent an action, such as copying text or navigating to the settings page. Outside your app, Windows uses an icon to represent your app in the start menu and in the taskbar.

If the user chooses to pin your app to the start menu, your app's start tile can feature your app's icon. Your app's icon appears in the title bar and you can choose to create a splash screen with your app's logo. This article describes icons within your app. To learn about icons outside your app app icons , see the app and tile icons article.

Use an icon for actions, like cut, copy, paste, and save, or for navigation items in a navigation menu. Use an icon if one already exists for the concept you want to represent. To see whether an icon exists, check the Segoe icon list. Use an icon if it's easy for the user to understand what the icon means and it's simple enough to be clear at small sizes.

There are many ways to create an icon. You could create your own vector-based image. You can even use a bitmap image, although we don't recommend it. Here's a summary of the different ways you can add an icon to your app.

CSS background Icons made by Freepik from www. Copy this link in your website: Icons made by Freepik from flaticon. Don't you want to attribute the author? Colors Display Shapes. Select a color from the icon Choose a new color. Move left. Move right. Move up. Move down. Flip Flip horizontal. Flip vertical. Select a shape None. Rounded square. You have reached the icons limit per collection icons. Sunday, June 30, PM. I have the exact same problem. I can't seem to change the font color under the desktop icons to black.

There doe not seem to be a way to change the font color without using the high contrast theme setting. The font color should have the ability to be change at all levels of the personel settings. Friday, July 12, PM. This is ridiculous. The system is clearly capable of altering the desktop icon text color and size.

The current scheme And no, the high contrast option is a sledgehammer that carries with it several other significant disadvantages. Why we are locked out of this sort of simple change is mystifying.

Wednesday, October 9, AM. People have been complaining about this literally for years, and it wouldn't be technically difficult for Microsoft to fix.

The white text with a shadow is almost illegible and the "High Contrast" scheme is just not what most of us want. Why won't they listen to us? Friday, January 17, PM. I absolutely agree with you, a typical Microsoft ploy. A youngster within Microsoft has decided on white for the icons, just wait until they get a little older and cannot see so well anymore.

When the writing in the icons was black I could read them perfectly, but now they have turned them to white I do so with great difficulty.