GPO tool

Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators. Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Force a specific background and accent color

Forces Windows to use the specified colors for the background and accent. The color values are specified in hex as #RGB.

By default, users can change the background and accent colors.

If this setting is enabled, the background and accent colors of Windows will be set to the specified colors and users cannot change those colors. This setting will not be applied if the specified colors do not meet a contrast ratio of 2:1 with white text.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductControl Panel Display
CategoryPersonalization
Applies toComputer Configuration
Supported onWindows 6 3only
Registry Key[HKLM]SoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsPersonalization

Policy Settings

Start background color:

Registry Key[HKLM]SoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsPersonalization
Value NamePersonalColors_Background
TypeREG_SZ

Accent color:

Registry Key[HKLM]SoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsPersonalization
Value NamePersonalColors_Accent
TypeREG_SZ