- This entry was posted in Windows 8 Themes and tagged Windows 8, xp theme port, Zune theme on December 6, 2012 by Sergey Tkachenko. About Sergey Tkachenko Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer from Russia who started Winaero back in 2011.
- Sagorpirbd, a member of DeviantArt, has released a pack of Windows XP themes for Windows 10. The pack includes Windows XP’s Luna, Metallic, Royale and Zune for the latest Windows 10. As you can see, all Windows XP themes that have been ported to Windows 10 looking well on Windows 10.
Windows XP Metalic
Windows XP Olive
Windows XP Royale
This is a special Windows XP Theme from Microsoft designed to look like its new Zune portable media player. This is an official skin for Windows XP that has a dark grey style and orange Start menu. Download Zune Desktop Theme 1.0 for Windows. Zune Desktop Theme is a special theme for Windows XP designed to emulate the look of Zune portable media player with a dark grey color scheme and an orange Start menu.
Windows XP Zunefor full working you need go to
Personalize/Colors and enable Start,taskbar and action center (on)
Tools you may need:
Uxstyle, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and UltraUxThemePatcher[Only registered and activated users can see links. ][Only registered and activated users can see links. ] UxTheme service hook - Visual Theme Signature Bypass[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] OldNewExplorer is the Windows 10 (and Windows 8.1, and 8)
shell extension / tweaker which can undo 'improvements' to file browsing made in newer Windows versions.
Everything is optional for your liking.
For best results, use these settings:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
What's hot about StartIsBack on Windows 10 now?
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Full taskbar skinning!
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Ability to reduce resource usage by disabling newer Start menu and Cortana processes from prelaunching
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Ability to use adequately sized (32x32) large icons and larger start menu button on taskbar
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Modern blur, drop shadow and immersive context menus for start menu
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Experience native look of Aero Glass interface on Windows 8.x+
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] This utility returns the complete glass effect into windows frames.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Fully native including MSStyle themes and DWM API compatibility
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Winaero Tweaker is an all-in-one application which will include most options available in the free Winaero apps
and extend it as much as possible. It is a universal tweaker software which supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Recommended Prior to Applying Custom Themes
Create a Restore Point
Install Fonts included in the 'Extras' folder
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Apply System Metrics included in the 'Extras' folder and logout or reboot
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Install an iPack of your choice to change the system icons (check the Theme Extras section above for a link to the icons in the preview)!
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Select the Theme's Start Menu and Taskbar in the StartIsBack++ configuration. If it's not a visible option to select the theme's start menu, apply your custom theme first!
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Copy a Start Orb from the 'Theme' folder to a new location, rename it, then open the StartIsBack++ configuration, click Add.. select the Start Orb and click Apply.
I take no responsibility for anyone that bricks their system, use custom themes at your own risk!!
Please make sure you download the correct theme file according to your operating system version! |
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- Windows XP theme for w10 1903.7z (2.33 MB, 242 views)
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Windows XP, once the darling of computer users, has not been receiving any updates from Microsoft since April, 2014. Although Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows XP, even today, there are more computers running Windows XP than Windows 8.1.
Many computer users love Windows XP for its simple user interface. The decade old operating system doesn’t ask for powerful hardware unlike its successors. And above all, most of the software out there still support Windows XP. Despite all these good things, the fact is that Windows XP is now outdated and users are slowly but steadily switching to Windows 8.1 as well as the latest Windows 10.
Windows 10, the successor to Windows 8.1, is receiving appreciations from PC users, especially from those who were not happy with Windows 8/8.1. In addition of the much requested Start menu, Windows 10 is full of new features and surprises. Moreover, Windows 10 is absolutely free for current Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users who upgrade in the first year after the RTM release of Windows 10.
Five Windows XP themes for Windows 10
If you have already installed and using Windows 10 but not happy or bored of the default Windows 10 theme (visual style), you can now download and install Windows XP themes on your Windows 10.
Sagorpirbd, a member of DeviantArt, has released a pack of Windows XP themes for Windows 10. The pack includes Windows XP’s Luna, Metallic, Royale and Zune for the latest Windows 10.
As you can see, all Windows XP themes that have been ported to Windows 10 looking well on Windows 10. In addition to those five themes, the pack includes original Windows XP wallpapers as well.
If you love the idea of having Windows XP themes on Windows 10 but not sure to how to download and install them, here is how.
Installing Windows XP themes in Windows 10
Before installing any visual style, we recommend you manually create a system restore point just to be on the safer side. If anything goes wrong, which is very unlikely, you can use the previously created restore point to restore earlier settings with a few mouse clicks without losing data.
Step 1: Windows 10 (any other version of Windows for that matter) doesn’t support third-party themes. To prepare your Windows 10 for third-party themes, you need install the latest UXStyle, which can be downloaded from here.
Step 2: Next, visit this page of DeviantArt and download Windows XP themes for Windows 10. You need to extract the downloaded RAR file (learn how to extract RAR files in Windows) to get Windows XP themes for Windows 10 folder.
Step 3: Now open up Windows XP Themes for Windows 10 folder to see the Theme folder. You need to copy all files and folders exist in the Theme folder to the Themes folder present in your Windows 10’s drive.
To quickly open the Themes folder of Windows 10, open Run command box by simultaneously pressing Windows and R keys, type %windir%ResourcesThemes in the box, and then press Enter key.
Step 4: Finally, right-click on the desktop, click Personalize, scroll down to see all installed Windows XP themes, and then click on a theme to apply the same.
That’s all!
Do let us know if you’re having any difficulties in downloading or installing Windows XP theme for Windows 10. Don’t forget to share your experience in comments.