Rafael Rivera from Rafael’s Within Windows discovered a way to change the Windows 7 Logon screen UI buttons and text so they look better on dark backgrounds.
It’s a simple registry hack that can be added by just navigating to:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI
and then add a new DWORD value named ButtonSet and choose an integer between 0 and 2.
Here’s what the numbers translate to:
- 0 – Lighter text shadows, darker (more opaque) buttons (Windows default)
- 1 – Darker text shadows, lighter (more translucent) buttons (for lighter backgrounds)
- 2 – No text shadows, opaque buttons (for darker backgrounds)
[via Lifehacker via Rafael's Within Windows]
