Many users want items on the screen to appear as they are and so do not like making any changes to them. With a simple workaround, you can reinforce this behavior. Here’s how you can stop other users from changing Color and Appearance of your Windows 11 or Windows 10 device using Registry or Group Policy Editor.
Stop Users from Changing Color and Appearance in Windows 11/10
The size of the texts or images that is suitable for your viewing may not be ideal for others using the same computer. As such, they might make some changes. However, if you do not want them to tweak any settings related to Color and Appearance in Windows 11/10:
- Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
- Navigate to the following path – User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization
- Double-click the Prevent changing color and appearance policy on the right.
- Select the Enabled option to disable the Colors settings for all users.
- Hit the Apply button.
- Click OK.
Although you can pick an Accent color, show accent color on Title bars or turn on/off transparency effects, there’s no default option to prevent users from changing color and appearance in Windows.
Using Group Policy Editor
Press Win+R to open the Run dialog box.
In the empty field of the box, type gpedit.msc and hit the Enter key.
When the Group Policy Editor opens, navigate to the following path address – User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization.
Switch to the right-pane and look for the Prevent changing color and appearance policy.
When found double-click it and check the Enabled option to disable the Colors settings for all users
Once done, hit the Apply button and click OK to save the changes.
Using Regstry Editor
Alternatively, you can configure the same settings through the Registry Editor in Windows. Please note that making changes to the Registry Editor incorrectly can have serious consequences. Create a backup of the Registry before proceeding further.
Press Win+R to open the Run dialog box.
In the empty field of the box, type regedit and hit the Enter key to open the Registry Editor.
Navigate to the following path address –
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies.
Here, right-click the Policies key, and select New > Key.
Rename the new key as System.
Now, right-click the System key, select New, and then DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Switch to the right side, and rename the newly created DWORD value as NoDispAppearancePage.
When done, double-click the NoDispAppearancePage entry and set its Value data to 1.
Hit the OK button.
Restart your P)C to allow the changes to take effect.
Hereafter, other users won’t be able to Change Color and Appearance in Windows 11/10.
What is Accent color in Windows 11?
The Accent color in Windows 11 provides you with a contrast or choose a match for your wallpaper and Windows color. It is an option is for the Start menu, Taskbar, and Action Center. You can also show an Accent Color for window title bars (the horizontal bar at the top of a window) and borders or play around with the colors and modes to see which ones work best for you.
How does a computer display color on the screen?
Modern computer monitors can display a wide variety of colors in high resolution. The light produced by computer monitors relies on the RGB additive color model. In this system, three primary colors – Red, Green, and Blue – are mixed together to form the various shades of color that we perceive. The secondary additive colors Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow are mixtures of the three primary colors.
Hope that helps!
