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Asked: 2026-05-22T14:29:17+00:00

I have an application in C++ Builder 2010 that has Visual Styles/Runtime Themes enabled

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I have an application in C++ Builder 2010 that has Visual Styles/Runtime Themes enabled to use the runtime look for buttons and tabs. However, I have a set of checkboxes (TCheckBox) for which I would like to override the runtime style, if possible.

My checkboxes are used to toggle some graphical overlays for various colors. When I have runtime themes disabled, I can set the background of the checkbox to show which color it will enable, like so:
checkboxes with a custom background color

Is there a way I can achieve this same effect when runtime themes are enabled?

Thanks to stukelly, I can selectively disable visual styles for individual controls, but I seem unable to modify the color or other styling of that control after I call SetWindowTheme as below:

SetWindowTheme(CheckBox1->Handle, L" ", "");
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  1. Editorial Team

    Put each checkbox on it’s own panel and set it to the color you want.

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