Changing Desktop Icons'/Folders' backgrounds and or text in Windows 11

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Actually a fascinating outcome. While the background of the ICON'S TEXT on the desktop get a translucent version of the color, the background of the COLUMNS is the full color. So as it says it is doing in QTTAB, this provides a background color to the COLUMN list of the files once an explorer window is open but does NOT provide the full opaque color as background to the ICON'S TEXT on the DESKTOP which is what I'm trying to do ...

 

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How do I get it to be a virtually opaque color?

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... does NOT provide the full opaque color as background to the ICON'S TEXT on the DESKTOP which is what I'm trying to do ...

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A selected item usually shows some sign of translucency, what happens when you de-select it?

 

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A selected item usually shows some sign of translucency, what happens when you de-select it?

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What you saw IS deselected. It is always translucent NEVER opaque.

 

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What you saw IS deselected. It is always translucent NEVER opaque.

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Are you running Windows in Dark Mode or Light Mode?

 

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Are you running Windows in Dark Mode or Light Mode?

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Light mode only. I don't remember if I said this, but the color shows up darker by making columns colored.

 

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Winaero Tweaker can change the font.
On the left side: Advanced Appearance Settings> Icons
On the right side> Change icons font and choose a font that also includes bold.
Download more of your free favorite fonts here: Browse Fonts - Google Fonts

I had trouble with QTTabBar. Here is a walkthru I did to get it to work with the help of Wintoys

Changing desktop icon text color

For those wishing to change the desktop icon text color you can do these steps. Start button> Settings> type: Advanced system settings Double click on the result. Next click on the Advanced tab. Performance> Settings button Uncheck the box next to: Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop...

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