Aero Taskbar Color Changer

Aero Taskbar Color Changer is a lightweight and portable application with a name that pretty much sums up its functionality - it enables users to seamlessly modify the Aero taskbar in Windows 7.

The tool can be tinkered with even by users with no kind of experience in computer software, thanks to its overall simplicity.

As installation is not a prerequisite, you can drop the executable file somewhere on the hard disk and just run it.

There is also possible to save Aero Taskbar Color Changer to a USB flash disk or similar storage unit, in order to run it on any computer with minimum effort.

Note that the tool must be running in order for the taskbar changes to take effect. A positive aspect to take into account is that no new entries are added to the Windows registry, and no other files are created on the hard disk.

Once initialized, Aero Taskbar Color Changer creates an icon in the system tray area and becomes active. You can open its context menu to change the taskbar color to a preset or custom value.

It is also possible to apply an image as background, as long as it has the PNG format. For best results, pick one (or create one using a graphics editor) with a resolution of 325 x 40 pixels, just as the sample picture included in the pack.

As expected, Aero Taskbar Color Changer is very light on the system resources, so you don't have to worry about it hogging CPU and RAM. Since it minimizes to the system tray area, it does not interrupt normal user activity. We have not come across any issues throughout our evaluation, as the app did not hang or crash.

Aero Taskbar Color Changer serves its purpose, and it should please all users who want to personalize their Windows 7 taskbar with a custom color or image.