How to Change the Start Button Hover Color on Windows 8.

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Access the place where you can set this color.

   Open the Start screen and open the Charms bar.
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   Step 2: Click the "Settings" charm or tap it with your finger (depending on your device type).

   This will open up yet another menu of options. , If you'd had accidentally tried to open a similar charm from the Windows Desktop and noticed the "Personalization" option, don't worry; it's not that one (if you did, close the "Personalization" dialog box (Control Panel settings)) and start again by going back to your start screen and performing these actions there! , This area of colors will be the defining area to set this color, but don't confuse this area with the "background color" color palette above this label. , As you slide it from color to color, watch as the bigger area changes the hues of colors that you can select. ,, Even with that charm/setting open, you can test this feature and hover over the same area of the screen, or test the color by looking at the color on the Start button on your Charms bar. ,,
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   Step 3: Look for and click the "Personalize" option up near the top of the screen.

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   Step 4: Look for the color scheme palette below the "Accent color" label.

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   Step 5: Move the slider below the big color palette to further adjust the color into the area of color you'd like to set the color to.

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   Step 6: Click the color that you'd like to set as your new hover color for the start screen button from your Windows Desktop app.

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   Step 7: Click off of that settings screen and verify your color selection.

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   Step 8: Repeat with changing the color

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   Step 9: until you are completely satisfied with your color selection.

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    Step 10: Close out of the area by clicking on the screen someplace where there are no icons and return to your work (or if you have a keyboard connected

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    Step 11: use the shortcut ⊞ Win+D to get you back to the Windows Desktop where most of your work might very well be lurking you).

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