Microsoft Released New ColorTool to change Cmd Prompt color scheme

Microsoft releases Windows 10 feature update if you didn’t get the windows 10 feature update still, get it here. Already We discussed what’s new in Windows 10 feature update. Still, there are lot more to discuss about and I recently found this update from Microsoft.  The Windows Console ColorTool. Already win 10 gave a lot of customization for command prompt we can change the color of the background, Transparency effect, Text color, and now we can change the color scheme of the command prompt. It’s not officially launched but we have to do some little trick to install this feature.

Software Requirements:

To get this color download this Zip file from here. Once downloaded extract the folder to the user desktop.

How to install the color scheme?

After extracting the zip file to the desktop mark the path. Open the command prompt in admin mode by pressing Windows + X and select the admin command prompt. Type Cd\ Follow the user desktop like below mentioned C:\Users\username\Desktop\colortool> Then Type the below-mentioned command Colortool  -c Hit enter now it lists the number of scheme available. Colortool scheme-name Scheme name will available in the extracted folder. campbell-legacy

How to Modify the default Color scheme of CMD?

If you wish to change the command prompt’s default color scheme, type the following command. Colortool -d scheme-name Run the following command to change both default color scheme and current window color scheme. Press Enter and once again Colortool  -b scheme-name ColorTool-technoresult For example: colortool -b OneHalfDark.itermcolors , Hit enter now, Right-click on the command prompt and click on properties and save it.

List of color tool included in the folder:

The ColorTool will work with any .itermcolors scheme. We have also included some useful themes inside of the schemes folder for the tool. This tool makes it easier for users to change their color scheme based on their accessibility needs, and we are excited to promote that by adding a color scheme called deuteranopia targeted towards users who have trouble distinguishing red and green. Here’s a description of each:

  • campbell :The new default color scheme for Windows Console
  • campbell-legacy :The first iteration of thecampbell scheme
  • cmd-legacy :The legacy defaults of the Windows Console
  • OneHalfDark : A dark vim-airline theme by Son A. Pham
  • OneHalfLight :A light vim-airline theme by Son A. Pham
  • solarized_dark :The dark version of a popular color scheme by Ethan Schoonover
  • solarized_light : The light version of a popular color scheme by Ethan Schoonover
  • deuteranopia :A color scheme targeted towards making red and green clearer to users withred green colorblindness, and deuteranopia.

To download more ColorTool schemes just click here the Link. Download the color scheme which you like to extract the Zip file then and copy the file to the ColorTool folder. Now you follow the steps once again and have fun. 

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