Is there a way to change the colour of the taskbar in a normal windows form application

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as the heading states, i have a normal windows form project and want to change the taskbar / top menu of the form / header to a yellow colour,
i dont see the "border" option only the background which i have already changed, so is there a way to make that yellow ?

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stack overflow
youtube
google> but doesnt seem to be getting my search right for what i want

Posted 14-Mar-17 0:58am

jamesmc1535

Updated 14-Mar-17 1:20am

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F-ES Sitecore 14-Mar-17 7:09am

The task bar etc is managed by Windows and it's that way for a reason, to ensure uniformity and help people know instantly what they can drag, where menus should be etc. Your app is responsible for everything inside the window frame provided by the OS.

Doesn't mean you can't do it, but if you can't use google to find the relevant code samples then the task itself is probably beyond you.

jamesmc1535 14-Mar-17 8:18am

well most of the articles i found also indicated that its controlled by windows, :) TY

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CHill60 · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-14T01:20:00

You are using the wrong phrase I think. If you mean the "Title Bar" then have a look at the solutions to this CP post:Changing Color Title Bar[^]

Alternatively, if you want to change the color of the MenuBar on your form then have a look at this post How to change background color of menustrip in windows form?[^]

If you meant something else entirely then I suggest you try to be clearer when phrasing your questions. You should also try to be accurate with your tags - you've tagged this as WPF but refer to Windows Forms in your question.