Windows 7 Task Pane Changer

Windows 7 Task Pane Changer is a tiny and portable piece of kit that allows you to change the color and glass of the task pane by replacing them with custom images. As the name says, it offers support only for Windows 7.

As there is no setup pack involved, you can drop the executable item in a custom directory on the hard disk and just click it to run.

Another option is to save a copy of Windows 7 Task Pane Changer to a USB flash disk or similar removable device, to be able to run it on any PC with minimum effort and no previous installers, as long as it runs under Windows 7.

Worth mentioning is that the Windows registry and Start menu do not get updated with new entries, so there are no tracks left behind after the app's removal.

As far as the UI is concerned, the main app window has an organized structure, letting users select images for the task pane by using the file browser only, since the drag-and-drop method is not featured. The only supported photo format is BMP. You can restore settings to default with the click of a button. There are no other notable features available here.

Windows 7 Task Pane Changer does not put a strain on computer performance, since it runs on low CPU and RAM. We have not come across any problems throughout our evaluation, since the tool did not hang, crash or pop up error messages.

To sum it up, Windows 7 Task Pane Changer delivers a simple solution to applying images in Windows 7's task pane, and it can be used by anyone.