# Changing the context menu for Windows 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 14, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657 "2010-11-14T19:01:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657/1 "2010-11-14T19:01:36Z")
It’s a small point, but I’d like to make the context menu make more of a visual change when I point at an item. MS has made the highlight be just a vague outline, with no color change. Is there a utility I can use to do this? Also, do you have a favorite context menu editor/builder? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657/2 "2010-11-14T19:12:11Z")
Google “Change Color Scheme Windows 7” and I think you should be able to do what you want. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657/3 "2010-11-14T20:00:33Z")
That doesn’t seem to do anything to context menus that I can find. ---
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657/4 "2010-11-14T22:33:06Z")
I’m not sure what you mean, when I highlight a context menu item there is the blue outline but the background changes to a light blue colour as well. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657/5 "2010-11-14T22:53:55Z")
[ol] [li]Point and click on the start menu.[/li][li]Select _control panel_[/li][li]Choose _Appearance and Personalization_[/li][li]Choose _Personalization_[/li][li]If you choose _Windows Classic_ theme, then context menus will change to blue when you point to them.[/li][li] I am pretty sure there are ways to customize individual characteristics, like the selected menu item, but I am feeling too lazy to search for it.[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657/6 "2010-11-15T00:09:24Z")
Color is not changing. [![](https://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k110/flavord/?action=view¤t=contextmenu.jpg) ](https://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k110/flavord/?action=view¤t=contextmenu.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-context-menu-for-windows-7/560657/7 "2010-11-15T00:38:23Z")
You need to edit aero.msstyle to do this. If there is a good free msstyle editor, I don’t know it. All of the ones I know about are gone.