Thanks to this circumstance you might simply change the color of the underlying bitmap image layer.
Disclaimer:MakeUseOf is not responsible for any damage sparked by making changes to your Windows system files.
yo follow the instructions at your own risk.
The same procedure can also be used to change other elements and designs.
First of all, you will need to download and run a tool calledResource Hacker.
It will show you the contents of the file that we’re going to edit.
To make a backup, open your Windows system root folder, typically found under C:\Windows.
Within the folder, go to > Resources > Themes > Luna.
you might also go there directly by tying %systemroot%/Resources/Themes/Luna in the Run dialog box.
Make a backup copy of the file “luna.msstyles”.
Now run Resource Hacker and open “luna.msstyles” and expand the following folders: > Bitmap > BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP.
Here, you see the dreaded green color background image that is going to be changed.
Don’t change the original dimensions of the image and save it as bitmap (.bmp file).
For this demonstration, I simply inverted the colors.
Don’t forget to stash your changes in Resource Hacker, then terminate the program.
To see your changes, you must either reboot or change back and forth between two Windows styles.
Right-click onto your desktop, select > Properties, go to > Appearance and switch the sub designs.
To the left, you see my admittedly ugly result.
What is your favorite Windows hack?
