Windows 7 Folder Background Changer : Change Any Folder’s Background & Text Color in Windows 7/Vista

7th June 2010 - Customization, Downloads, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista

Windows 7 Folder Background Changer is a free tiny portable tool that allows you to change any folder’s background & text color in Windows 7/Vista.

How to use:

  1. Run the tool as administrator. If you have run this tool for the first time then it will restart Explorer.

  2. Click on Browse and browse for the folder of which you want to change the background/text color.

  3. Click on Change Background Image and browse for the image that you want to set as the background of the folder.

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  4. Click on the Black color rectangle and select the color that you want to set as the text color of the folder.

  5. If you want to display a shadow under the text of all the items in the folder, select Show Shadow Under Text. This option will only work with icons view.
  6. If you want the style of this folder to be applied to all the sub-folders, select Apply To Sub Folders.


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  • Keith

    I tried this, and it works very well. However, I have a problem now. I decided not to use a background image for my Explorer folders, so I switched back to the default view. I always use “details” view. After using this application, there are now thin lines separating the columns in details view. They were never there before, and I have no idea how to remove them. It's very distracting to me to have these column separators. Can you please help?

  • http://www.door2windows.com/ Kishan Bagaria

    Download this file : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4024184/uninstall.reg & run it. When it confirms click Yes. I will add this option in the next version.

  • Jon

    Does the Windows Background Changer integrate into the windows shell such that when you right click on a folder, a “folder background” customization tab appears?

    Also, a suggestion for a feature that parallels such programs that would change backgrounds in XP and earlier would be to edit the folder tool-tip text.

  • daz baylo

    Hi I followed your guide after trying it blind a few times and having no look, I really like the idea of this programme but which folder do i need to set the properties on to make it include every folder on my pc?
    Thanks in advance

  • http://www.door2windows.com/ Kishan Bagaria

    Just set the background image on all your drives and select the option “Apply To Sub Folders”.

  • Keith

    Thank you, Kishan!

  • daz baylo

    Thankyou for the prompt reply. I have set my c: drive and included all sub folders but I still find some folders do not display all of the time. does this only work when not using libraries? Otherwise maybe I have some conflicting software maybe?

  • http://www.door2windows.com/ Kishan Bagaria

    It does not work with Libraries.

  • Zhangmeirong123

    Hi,thank you for sharing.I tried it in WIN7,and it works well.And I used this app in vista ,it works well too.but when I switch to WIN7,it has already do not work.

  • Pushie

    I have gained a lot from TWC over the years, particularly after I started the free Windows 7 version last year. I find a plethora of quite useful tips and applications in TWC, that I have used from time to time. These include one of TWC's latest: Folder Background Changer, which is an excellent applet that brightens my screen.

    However, I have a few comments on this applet. Often, this does not work the first time, particularly if I select a disc folder C:, D:, E:, etal, and use “apply to subfolders”. In many [not most] the subfolders donot show the change. This is quite irregular, and it does not happen always. When it does happen, I get blurred or over-written texts on some subfolders, or the selected backgrounf colour does not appear at all [see enclosed pix]. Mind you, I found such oddities only in subfolders, not with the root ones. And, I always run it with administrative privileges.

  • Zordan

    Hi,i am having he same problem as Keith i cant get my default view back,i ran the uninstall.reg also but still i have problem

  • Zeke

    Hi,

    This looks like a good application, but I would like to know how to do this manually if at all possible. I liked the method before of editing the .ini file as in WinXP, and I really want to know exactly what I do as I edit computer settings, so I'm more confident in reversing anything I mess up or change. Any chance I could get the details on how the program does what it does?

    Thanks!
    -Zeke

  • http://www.door2windows.com/ Kishan Bagaria

    You can't do it manually. This tool registers a dll file to Windows that allows it to change the background.

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    thanks for this

  • Captncho

    It’t doesn’t work on Windows 7, 64bit system.
    Please, make updated version for windows 7, 64 bit system.

  • alpha

    Since I install Internet Explorer 9 Beta 1 on my PC.
    This background changer can’t be applied anymore.
    The whole folder and caption got shady.

    Illegible, pleease make an update..

  • Danakuma

    Great App, but doesn’t like IE9 beta. I had to uninstall one or the other, but IE9 rocked. I’m now trying other browsers as I like this, but it needs an update so I can use IE9. Don’t like Firefox/Chrome/Opera etc… thanks for listening.

  • Mayank

    m using home basic . . . when ever i change background folder pop up for preview bt background z nt changing :( (
    can i hv some patch or another way out dis ??

  • jorge

    hello, what happens is that I normally install the software and when I place the image does not work my computer is w7 and 32 will be that the the problem that none of your programs do not serve that thanks and I await your response in order to configure my computer.
    if there is a typo esque forgive me but I speak Spanish and translated it for another program

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  • http://www.door2windows.com/ Kishan Bagaria

    Works fine for me.

  • Jock

    Is there a way to center an image instead of it automatically tiling the image. Also is there a way to just change the color of the background and not add an image?

  • Richard

    sabes no se que pasa pero a mi no se me pone los fondos y tengo windows 7…el programa se ejecuta bien pero no se ponen fos fondos ….talves un consejo ..gracias

  • Marcelo

    It just doesn’t work in my system!
    All programs that change the background folder doesn’t work in my system.
    Please, help me. (Windows 7 Home Premium x64 pt-BR)

  • Rafflez

    Whoa…
    After I Uninstalled this program, then I was prompting to make changes to my folder background, but the background didn’t change. Please could you help me with this problem, and how I supposed to do to change my background folder again?

  • esenex

    open the app, select the folder and click ‘remove background’ ;)

  • esenex

    after i installed icon packager. its not working.
    pls help?

  • Ashley

    How to change white background in Start Menu.

  • 100003935

    我也尝试过，不知道是图片格式不支持还是怎么回事无法更换。还是中国的win7问题，有没有用QQ的呀 有的加我QQ：1000003935。还是你们压根就看不懂呢？哎！

  • Dj Jhoe

    i had a problem with this ware.i downloaded it a few months ago.And it works…but suddenly i wanna change the background,it’s not work anymore.the folder had no bacground.I try to uninstalling it…my PC become not responding.Should i reinstall my OS to work on it??

  • http://profiles.google.com/neevarp16 Kalai Praveen

    hi kishan, you seem to reply for the problems and here is mine…
    after i tried this app, everything worked fine for me.. applied the BG and removed it, success, and then come the problem…

    I used to have single click for opening folders and files, but now it takes a fraction of time to open when i use single click, and i even gey so irritated that i feel like hitting the screen.. please help me with this… I want to use your software, but this problem stops me from that.. please help me…

  • steelew

    It may be a SP1 thing but it is not working for me now

  • steelew

    It may be a SP1 thing but it is not working for me now

  • Tonycst

    This thing must have image options for resizing tiling etc.
    Also an option to make an image as one on background
    Also transparent
    Also option to make image static and not move with the window but stay according to desktop which will make it look like transparent if same background is used  and VERY COOL if separate background is used.
    Option to NO RESET folder views to their defaults when applying settings.

    Some answers as to where all the settings are saved so they can be modified manually if needed.

    As of right now, this app has not practical advantages at all

  • claip

    It doesnt works for my system (win7 enterprise ed sp1 64 bits) and I guess that is because when the program exits, it runs a dll from system32 folder, but in 64 bits versions all the process that normally runs from system32 runs from SysWoW64. I guess that this is the point because in some systems doesn´t works, especially whin you had upgraded to sp1. I don´t have knowledge about programing at this level, but I have discover this, I dont kwon if this is usefull for you and your great tool. thanks and greetings from Colombia

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    try comodo dragon

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    Mine won’t work? :/ I would love to use this but It does not restart explorer or anything. I have a 64bit windows.

  • Tomasoaria_96

    Hola por favor ayudenme, no me funciona!!!!!y no se porque, lo que me parece que es el problemas es que en la carpeta windows yo tengo tres explores(explore.exe,explore_win7_……,y otro parecido)porfavor que alguien me ayude!!!!!!!

  • rakantoh

    hola. Por favor necesito ayuda.
    Actualmente uso win7 sp1 x32, uso el folder background changer y el blackglassenhanced de curiouso9, hace unos meses usando esto mismo el explorer se veia con el efecto glass pero las imagenes en las carpetas se veian bien, pero ahora las imágenes en las carpetas se ven tambien con el efecto glass…
    por favor agradezco su ayuda.

  • Iko

    Siank…
    gimana ya laptop aku kow nggak bisa ya, padahal udah dilaksanakan sesuai petunjuk tapi nggak muncul juga..
    aku pakai toshiba satellit L635 win 7 home premium…
    please…
    ngasie petunjuk donnkk??

    thanks B’fore

  • adan

    hola me puedes decir por que no me funciona tengo w 7 starter pero no me funciona me ayudan?

  • Alan

    Hi Kishan, am running Win 7 64 bit.  This app has given me a nice background for a while, thanks. However right now I’m on a mission to speed up my computer – i’ve cut down outlook files, removed attachments, compacted, removed screen enhancements etc.  I want to remove the folder background image to see what happens. However when I navigate to the chosen folder (c:), which shows the image in the Background Image window, and then click ‘remove Background Image’ nothing happens.  I am reluctant to uninstall with an image in place in case it leaves strays in the registry.  What do you think I should do?

    Thanks 
    Alan