Changing control panel to classic view in Windows 7 is quite simple. All you have to do is, open up the Personalization Control Panel and change it from there.
Steps to change classic view
1. Step Click Start >> Control Panel
2. Step Click on “Change the theme”
3. Step Click on “Windows Color” below the list of themes
[Alternatively: you can right click on desktop and click personalize to open this personalization box]
4. Step Choose the color you like in Window Color and Appearance box. Also, if you want the taskbar color to be solid then you can uncheck “Enable transparency”.
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Conclusion
That are the complete steps you need to follow to change the color of the taskbar in Windows 7