The Windows 8 setup window uses Windows 7's Basic theme; is there any way to unlock/activate it (not sure if I'm using the right word, but you should get the drift) once it is installed?
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There is an "Aero Lite" theme that is all there except for one file that lets it show up in the theme selection dialog. Re-creating that file (aerolite.theme) will let it be selected and used.
Under C:\Windows\Resources open Themes. Copy the aero.theme file, paste in onto the desktop and rename it aerolite.theme. Open it in notepad. Change two things in the file: under [Theme] DisplayName=Aero Lite and under [Visual Styles] Path=%ResourceDir%\Themes\Aero\Aerolite.msstyles. Save the file back to the main Themes folder.
Now when you do Desktop Personalization there should be an Aero Lite theme listed.
This is useful:
Open a Command Prompt window and do the following command:
Rundll32 dwmApi #102There are 3rd party themes which offer the Win7 Basic Look in Windows 8. Before using it you must patch the uxtheme files or use UxStyle.
Well you can but only one window or some weird stuff.
- Notice the Windows 7 Basic Theme on System Restore.
- Open a game (osu! or even Bad Piggies). They only work. Fullscreen them then windowed them.
Download PSTools and extract it and do these commands in admin cmd:
taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
pssuspend.exe winlogon.exe
taskkill /IM dwm.exe /F
And for explorer.exe to be running while dwm.exe is not running, do this command: c:\windows\explorer.exe
For start menu use Startisback (trial, full or cracked, whatever) or Classic Shell
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