ColorTable #

HKCU\Console

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

RGB value

(Depends on color.)

Description

Defines the colors in the color well on the Colors tab of the console Properties or Defaults dialog box. Each of the 16 ColorTable x entries corresponds to one of the registry entries ColorTable00–ColorTable15.

Change method

To change the available colors, click the system menu icon in the title bar, and then select either Defaults to change the settings for all instances of that window, or Properties to change the current window only. Click the Colors tab, and then select a color well. Use the RGB boxes in the Selected Color Values group box to change that color.

Activation method

Changes made in the Properties dialog box are effective immediately. Changes made either in the Defaults dialog box or in the registry are effective the next time you open a console window.

Note Image Note

The value of this entry reflects the default window settings.

The ColorTable # entry is a variable representing the entries ColorTable00–ColorTable15 under the HKCU\Console key. It does not actually appear in the registry. This variable entry displays information that is common to the entries in the Console key.