[fencepost]

I don't have a Windows 8.x box to check on, but on Windows 7 you can still set the display attributes for active windows - it's just a bit more buried.

To do so:

  * Right-click on the Desktop background, Personalize

  * Select Window Color button/link at the bottom

  * Select "Advanced appearance settings..." link

  * Click on the Active Title Bar in the preview area, or 
    select Active Title Bar from the Item dropdown

  * Customize the font appearance, including font, color, size and weight.

[Intermernet]

I may be wrong, but as far as I know, the only way to access these settings in Win8 (without extra apps) is regedit. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors has the keys you want.