Change the Color of Active File and Folder Links (All Windows)

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Change the Color of Active File and Folder Links (All Windows)
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This setting controls the link color of the active files and folders when using the web view (single-click) display method.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "HotTrackingColor" and set it to equal an RGB color value. For example red is "255 0 0" and the default blue is "0 0 255".

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
HotTrackingColor	REG_SZ	"0 0 255"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors]
Name: HotTrackingColor
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Color in RGB

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: August 16, 2002

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