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Hi.
I download WB10 and installed it on Windows 10 Build 10586.36. And though there are a few quirks, WB10 is very cool.
But I am desperate to change Explorer's background color. Those stark white backgrounds give me headaches!
How do I change Explorer's background color?
Please tell me there is some way to do it!
Thanks,
md22
Sorry md22. As of now no way to change it. So I understand from previous post the color is hard coded into win 10. As you know on previous versions of windows those of us that skin had control of the Explorer background. No more. The people at Stardock are very talented and if it can be done in any future update it will. It may be something we just have to live with.
I've had luck with this:
SkinStudio:
The general color of the navigation pane (i.e., the left section of an Explorer window which shows the directory tree) is defined by:
"Edit Explorer / IE shell parts" / Edit Explorer parts / Folders bar [Extra settings] Background Colour. It uses a skin-defined background color which you pick from the dropdown on the right side of the Extra Settings tab (or go into "Skin Defined Colors" and define a new one, then pick it).
Explorer Status bar color and the Explorer main window are ignoring any images and are defined by the same setting:
System Colors / Window Background
Having said that, I'd expect that the WB beta will evolve and I wouldn't go nuts editing skins. 
Happy tweaking.
edit- skipped a step up there, sorry about that.
There are several Issues with WB 10 that has to be corrected from within the software like the "Compressed taskbar" and the Explorer backgrounds/textures not auto applying or applying at all.
-A lot of blinds have different heights on the taskbar and taskbar buttons & if the conformed Win 10 height is going to be a new standard many Blinds will be rendered with a taskbar & taskbarbutton issues looking misaligned/compressed.
Thanks Andrew. I'm sure if it can be done it will and SD has and is still looking into it.
I just tried it. I was able to change the white background to a light grey by clicking on change system colors and scrolling down till I found it. And now Chrome has a grey title bar.
The hackers at Deviantart doing Windows 10 themes don't seem to have a problem doing it patching the .dll files. I realize we are talking a different ball game but it's being done.
Reply 3 shows it being done with WindowBlinds 10 on Windows 10. Without patching.
Except for that big white menu bar on top.
VStyler set his System Colors / Window background, naturally
VStyler set his System Colors / Window background, naturally
Understood, but it seems to me that it addresses the OP. It can be done.
Except for that big white menu bar on top.
Still...No texture
Explorer background textures are not a feature of WindowBlinds 10 on Windows 10
-Will the "Fixed" taskbar height be sorted out ? 
LightStar posted in another Thread - at least for me - a very, very useful Tutorial on how to change Background Color of the Explorer Window...
Here is how it goes…
LightStar
Comment #8 Friday, January 08, 2016 10:27 AM
Sure oreck22, here you go:
1. Close any open explorer windows and open WB10
2. Click on Modify Skin link to the right of small preview image.
3. Click on Change System Colors button.
4. In the scrolldown list scroll down to the bottom and click on the System Colour: Window item.
5. Click the Change Colour button.
6. Set Red to 196, Green to 200 and Blue to 204. (This would be different for other skins though, you would need to do a color pick of the left folders area to know what color to set here).
7. Click the OK button, then click the Close Window button.
8. Reapply the skin.
9. All done!
Hope this helps.
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