PopupColors

HKCU\Console

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

Background color number, text number

0xF5 (Bright White, Purple)

Description

Specifies the colors used in popup windows, by color number.

The value of this entry is a hexadecimal value. The first significant number (seventh digit) represents the background color. The second significant number (eighth digit) represents the text color.

Hexadecimal value

Color

0

Black

1

Blue

2

Green

3

Aqua

4

Red

5

Purple

6

Yellow

7

White

8

Gray

9

Light Blue

A

Light Green

B

Light Aqua

C

Light Red

D

Light Purple

E

Light Yellow

F

Bright White

Change method

To change the colors of the popup windows, 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 use the color well control options to change the colors.

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.