Windows 10 desktop icon text colour

[Guest misar1946]

Long ago in the great days of Windows XP I found that my preferred desktop was a light, plain background with clear black text for the icons. Then in the best tradition of Microsoft knows best it was decided that users could no longer be allowed to select the text colour. Stupid users (ie all of them) might choose a colour and background combination which made the text invisible. Hence it was decreed that henceforth there would be just one text colour for all - white with a black edge.

 

As I prefer a light plain background the official text colour makes my eyes hurt but fortunately there was a loophole. Set the background to orange, the text changed to black and it stayed that way after you changed back to your usual background. Tonight my desktop text changed to the ordained colour for no apparent reason and I discovered that the loophole no longer works (not even after turning shadows off). Clearly the Gods of Microsoft discovered the peasants were not following the one true way and put a stop to their blasphemy.

 

If anyone can tell me how to get back to clear black desktop icon text on Build 1803 I would be immensely grateful.

 

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