How to Change Folder Background Color in Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to change the folder background color in Windows 10. By default, File Explorer in Windows 10 uses a white background color for the light theme and black background color for the dark theme. If you want, you can change the background color of the folder according to your taste. Here’s how.

Changing or customizing the folder background color is especially useful for those who don’t like the bright white color or the deep black color that is so common in Windows 10 dark mode. For example, rather than the deep black color, it would be nice to see some sort of dark gray.

So, if you want to change the folder background color to something nicer, follow the steps below and you should be good.
 

 

How to Change Folder Background Color in Windows 10

So, to deal with this, we will use a program called QTTabBar. One of the best things about the software is that it has a variety of options to customize the file explorer as you wish. For example, you can add tabs, an extra navigation bar with custom shortcuts, etc.

Step 1: First, download QTTabBar from the official website and install it.
 

 
Step 2: After installation, open File Explorer, go to the View tab and click on the Options drop-down menu. Here, select the QT Command Bar option.
 

 

 
Step 3: The above action will add a new navigation page to the File Explorer. In the new menu, click on the Settings icon (gear icon).
 

 
Step 4: Once you click on the icon, the QTTabBar settings window will open. Here, select the Appearance tab in the left panel.
 

 
Step 5: Now, in the right panel, go to the Folder View tab.
 

 
 
Step 6: Check here the boxes Basic background color and Basic text color.
 

 
Step 7: This action will activate a few other options. Click on the Choose Color button and choose the color you want for the background and text.
 

 
 
Step 8: When you are finished, click the Apply Ok buttons to save the changes.
 

 
If you do not see the changes, restart the system or restart the Windows Explorer process.
 

 
That’s All!