How to change the hyperlink color from blue to green systemwide?


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How to change the hyperlink color from blue to green systemwide?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Hyperlink in what?
On your desktop, in your system-folders in file explorer, in your browser(s), in your word-editing-program, in your spreadsheet program?
And whatever there's more where hyperlinks are used in (for instance pdf files).

Please explain what you would like to archieve.

And please specify your system in your 'My Computer' so that we know somewhat more about your system than just OS: Windows 11.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.3915
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Build by vendor to my specs
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B550M-P Gen3
    Memory
    Kingston FURY Beast 2x16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 CL16
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB LP V1
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S24E450F 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1. SSD Crucial P5 Plus 500GB PCIe M.2
    2. SSD-SATA Crucial MX500-2TB
    PSU
    Corsair CV650W
    Case
    Cooler Master Silencio S400
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper H412R with Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 PWM BL038 fan
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream (wired, scissor keys)
    Mouse
    Asus WT465 (wireless)
    Internet Speed
    70 Mbps down / 80 Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox 130.0
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZBox 7490
    Oracle VirtualBox 7 for testing software on Win 10 or 11
The short answer is NO. I have spent many hours dealing with link colors and found no way to do it system wide and web wide.

Windows colors follow your system theme. But changing themes changes other colors. I had to make my own Windows high contrast theme to get most of what I wanted within Windows, but not all. I was able to control some colors within my custom theme, but I adjusted colors using an app called Classic Color Panel by Wintools to adjust colors further. This app changes settings stored in the following registry locations.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors]
and
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors]

But some apps also use styles instead of themes (ex:Office apps) Hyperlink colors can be changed in word by using a different style.

Active link colors in browsers follow the browser theme. However, there are browser extensions you can install to change visited link color. Some extensions allow you to set the color of visited links, Some have a set color. Firefox is the only one I've found that allows the user to set active and visited link color natively. This works on most sites, but it won't work in all websites, as the site settings override any user settings. For example, my chosen FF colors work fine in all of Ebay and work fine in Amazon shopping cart, but not when browsing Amazon items. There, I see what Amazon wants me to see and my chosen link colors are not honored.

This is just some of what's involved to give you some idea of what you're up against.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.4061
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2x1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+2tb Kingston m2.nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    #1 Edge #2 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.4061
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Beelink Mini PC SER5
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial nvme
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    still too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    System 3 is non compliant Dell 9020 i7-4770/24gb ram Win11 PRO 26100.4061

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