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Microsoft.Policies.ControlPanelDisplay• Machine

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.

Policy Details

Policy Name
CPL_Personalization_PersonalColors
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization
Supported On
Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 only
OMA-URI (CSP)
ADMX_ControlPanelDisplay/CPL_Personalization_PersonalColors
OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202
CSP Version:10.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Start background color:

Type: text

Accent color:

Type: text