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Users who remember and like the appearance of Windows XP might not be very impressed by the default look of Windows 10. The appearance can be changed to some extent using UxStyle and third party themes, but in Windows 10, Microsoft prevents the taskbar from being skinned using visual styles (themes). Today, we will see how to skin Windows 10's taskbar to give it a Windows XP appearance without using patches or themes.

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Oct 22, 2014  Note: If you have any difficulties download the classic Windows XP start button, right click on this link and select 'save as' from the context menu. Patch Windows Theme Files. By default, Windows doesn't give you much room to play with Windows themes, so we need to patch it before applying the actual Windows XP theme. Windows XP themes are customizations of the graphical user interface of Windows XP. Luna, Royale, Zune, and Embedded are official themes designed for Windows XP by Microsoft. Since Windows XP, themes include visual styles. By default, the Luna theme is preinstalled on Windows XP Home/ Professional, the Royale (Energy Blue) theme is preinstalled on Windows XP Media Center Edition and the. Windows 95/98/ME/XP theme Read Me file: Here are a few install methods if your not sure how to install a theme. Using winzip or a similar unzipping program right click on the zip file and choose extract to folder C:Program FilesPlus!Themes Your file should now be,available from your theme program in. Download Plus! Themes for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7. Also, you might want to get the classic appearance color schemes from Windows XP back in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10. Here is how it looks: You can find all of the color schemes like Spruce, Rainy Day and Brick here: Classic Themes For Windows 7; Classic themes for Windows 8.

As of this writing, only the beta version 4.2.7 of Classis Shell allows doing this. To proceed, you need to download Classic Shell 4.2.7 from its official web site (use the red button 'Download Beta'):

Download Classic Shell

After that, you need to prepare Windows 10 for a better XP look and feel. Do it as follows.

1. Right click the Taskbar and pick Settings from the context menu:
2. When the Settings app opens, turn on the option called Use small taskbar buttons as shown below:
3. In Settings, go to Personalization -> Colors. Pick the following color:
4. Scroll down and enable the option Show color on title bar:
   

Now you can close Settings.

Install Classic Shell you downloaded earlier and do the following.

1. Download the following archive: Download Classic Shell XP suite
   Extract all its files to any folder you like. I will use the folder c:xp.
   The archive contains the taskbar texture, the wallpaper and the Start button to be used with Classic Shell.
2. Right click the Start menu button to open Classic Start Menu Settings:
3. By default, the Settings dialog opens in basic mode:You need to switch it to the extended mode by ticking the 'Show all settings' checkbox to get the following look:
4. Now, go to the tab called Taskbar and enable the 'Customize taskbar' option. There, you will find a number of options which you need to change.
5. Click the option 'Taskbar texture' and then click the [..] button to browse for the file xp_bg.png that you extracted from the archive:
   In horizontal stretching below, set 'Tile':This will make the taskbar look like in Windows XP.
6. Next, go to the Start button tab (the tab to the left of the Taskbar tab in Classic Shell). There, tick the option 'Replace Start button' and then click the option 'Custom button'. Then click 'Button image' and then click the [..] button. Again, browse for the file XPButton.png you downloaded and extracted from the archive. You will get something like this:Click OK to apply the Start button image.

You will get the following appearance:
The taskbar will have an almost authentic XP look. The window frame/title bar color also matches the taskbar.

Now, it is a good idea to apply the genuine bliss wallpaper. Diskcatalogmaker 6 5 6 – catalog your disks. While I included it in the archive, I suggest you to read this article: Windows XP support has ended today: A farewell to the venerable OS. There, you can get the 4K version of this beautiful wallpaper.
Finally your Windows 10 will look as follows:

You can even enable the Windows XP start menu style in Classic Shell and apply the Windows XP Luna skin:

See the following video to watch the whole process of this customization:
Tip: you can subscribe to our official YouTube channel HERE.

Oct 22, 2014  Note: If you have any difficulties download the classic Windows XP start button, right click on this link and select 'save as' from the context menu. Patch Windows Theme Files. By default, Windows doesn't give you much room to play with Windows themes, so we need to patch it before applying the actual Windows XP theme. Windows XP themes are customizations of the graphical user interface of Windows XP. Luna, Royale, Zune, and Embedded are official themes designed for Windows XP by Microsoft. Since Windows XP, themes include visual styles. By default, the Luna theme is preinstalled on Windows XP Home/ Professional, the Royale (Energy Blue) theme is preinstalled on Windows XP Media Center Edition and the. Windows 95/98/ME/XP theme Read Me file: Here are a few install methods if your not sure how to install a theme. Using winzip or a similar unzipping program right click on the zip file and choose extract to folder C:Program FilesPlus!Themes Your file should now be,available from your theme program in. Download Plus! Themes for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7. Also, you might want to get the classic appearance color schemes from Windows XP back in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10. Here is how it looks: You can find all of the color schemes like Spruce, Rainy Day and Brick here: Classic Themes For Windows 7; Classic themes for Windows 8.

As of this writing, only the beta version 4.2.7 of Classis Shell allows doing this. To proceed, you need to download Classic Shell 4.2.7 from its official web site (use the red button 'Download Beta'):

Download Classic Shell

After that, you need to prepare Windows 10 for a better XP look and feel. Do it as follows.

1. Right click the Taskbar and pick Settings from the context menu:
2. When the Settings app opens, turn on the option called Use small taskbar buttons as shown below:
3. In Settings, go to Personalization -> Colors. Pick the following color:
4. Scroll down and enable the option Show color on title bar:
   

Now you can close Settings.

Install Classic Shell you downloaded earlier and do the following.

1. Download the following archive: Download Classic Shell XP suite
   Extract all its files to any folder you like. I will use the folder c:xp.
   The archive contains the taskbar texture, the wallpaper and the Start button to be used with Classic Shell.
2. Right click the Start menu button to open Classic Start Menu Settings:
3. By default, the Settings dialog opens in basic mode:You need to switch it to the extended mode by ticking the 'Show all settings' checkbox to get the following look:
4. Now, go to the tab called Taskbar and enable the 'Customize taskbar' option. There, you will find a number of options which you need to change.
5. Click the option 'Taskbar texture' and then click the [..] button to browse for the file xp_bg.png that you extracted from the archive:
   In horizontal stretching below, set 'Tile':This will make the taskbar look like in Windows XP.
6. Next, go to the Start button tab (the tab to the left of the Taskbar tab in Classic Shell). There, tick the option 'Replace Start button' and then click the option 'Custom button'. Then click 'Button image' and then click the [..] button. Again, browse for the file XPButton.png you downloaded and extracted from the archive. You will get something like this:Click OK to apply the Start button image.

You will get the following appearance:
The taskbar will have an almost authentic XP look. The window frame/title bar color also matches the taskbar.

Now, it is a good idea to apply the genuine bliss wallpaper. Diskcatalogmaker 6 5 6 – catalog your disks. While I included it in the archive, I suggest you to read this article: Windows XP support has ended today: A farewell to the venerable OS. There, you can get the 4K version of this beautiful wallpaper.
Finally your Windows 10 will look as follows:

You can even enable the Windows XP start menu style in Classic Shell and apply the Windows XP Luna skin:

See the following video to watch the whole process of this customization:
Tip: you can subscribe to our official YouTube channel HERE.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment. What do you think about this trick? Do you like the appearance Classic Shell allows you to get?

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What is Windows Themes?

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A Windows Theme is a visual pattern that predefines the collection of wallpaper, icons, pointer, screensaver, sounds or any color styles which together form the looks of your PC. You have the options to customize the themes to your likings and modify the standard interface of your Windows PC.

There are Windows 10 Themes available on this site and it's free to download. Each theme can be classified into certain categories such as games, animes, sport, movies, nature and just about anything you can think of. Now here you have the high-quality themes at your fingertips and we are constantly updating the new themes. Explore the Windows Themes galleries now! Docxtor 1 6 0 – convert your documents.

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Browse through the categories and pick any Windows themes according to your personal preferences. Before downloading the themes, please choose any version of your Windows 10, 8 or 7. Locate destination of the downloaded file and after opening the file, it will automatically go to the theme setting and you can change it to the recent themes.