How To Install Themes For Windows 10 From The Official Site And Not Only - Instructions And Tips

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Install and create your own theme in Windows 10

It often happens that the user wants to somehow update or diversify the internal working view of his OS. This is not so difficult to do. You can change the default look of Windows 10 in a number of ways. One of them is installing a new theme.

Content

• 1 Change theme

  • 1.1 Through the official store

  • 1.2 Via the official website

    1.2.1 Video: How to Change Windows 10 Theme via Microsoft Official Website

  • 1.3 Via patch

    1.3.1 Video: How to Change Windows 10 Theme Using UltraUXThemePatcher

  • 1.4 Through third-party programs
• 2 Creating your own theme

• 3 Deleting a topic

  3.1 Video: How to Delete a Theme in Windows 10

• 4 What to do if the theme is not installed

Change theme

All Windows default design is the default theme. By installing another, you will change the appearance of windows, cursor, system applications, as well as add new wallpapers, system sounds and colors.

There are several ways to install a new theme: download it from the official store, create it yourself, or download it using third-party programs. Note that versions of Windows prior to build 1703 Creators Update did not have this feature, so make sure you have this version or a later version.

Through the official store

To change the theme using the official Microsoft store, follow these steps:

1. Expand System Options.

   

   Open system settings

2. Go to the "Personalization" block.

   

   Open the "Personalization" block

3. Select the "Themes" sub-item. While in it, you will see a list of already available themes. Choose one of them and evaluate the changes made. If you don't like the theme, you can always change it to the standard one in the same way.

   

   Click on the theme you want to install and evaluate the changes made

4. If in the list of standard themes there is no suitable option for you, go to search for new offers by clicking on the button "More themes in the Store".

   

   Click on the "More Themes in the Store" button

5. The official Microsoft store will open. It has a huge selection of free themes. Find among them the one that attracted you, and install it, and then return to the "Themes" sub-item, select and save it.

   

   Select a theme in the store and install it

6. After installing some themes, the "Themes" sub-item is transformed: a list of things that can be configured appears in it. For example, you can choose from several cursors or alert sounds.

   

   After installing themes from the store, the Themes tab is transformed: a list of additional settings appears in it

Through the official website

A large number of topics are presented on the official Microsoft website. Open the desired page, select the theme you like and download it, and then open the downloaded file and confirm the installation. Done, the new theme will be applied automatically and will appear in the list along with the previously received themes.

There is a large selection of additional themes on the official Microsoft website

Video: How to Change Windows 10 Theme via Microsoft Official Site

Through patch

If you want to install themes from third-party resources, that is, not from the official website or store, you will have to first install an additional UltraUXThemePatcher patch, which adds the desired function to the system:

1. Download the patch installation file from the official site and run it, click on the "Next" button and wait for the automatic installation to complete.

   

   Run the installation file and click "Next"

2. Reboot your system.

   

   Reboot your computer

3. Download the theme from any third-party site and move it to C: / Windows / Resources / Themes folder.

   

   Copy the theme to C: / Windows / Resources / Themes folder

4. When all the files have been successfully copied, go to personalize the computer and install the theme that appears in the exact same way that the official themes are installed, that is, click on it and wait for the system to be reincarnated.

   

   Select a third-party theme in the list of themes and wait until the system is reincarnated

Video: How to Change Windows 10 Theme Using UltraUXThemePatcher

Through third-party programs

For a more detailed and convenient setting of your own theme or installation of someone else's, you can resort to using third-party programs. For example, try WindowBlinds 10.

1. Select the color and size of the window in the Style tab. The application has a wide range of colors available. The palette will help you achieve exactly the shade you need.

   

   Select window color and size

2. In the Wallpaper section from the offered set of beautiful pictures and photos, select the ones you want to decorate your desktop with.

   

   Set a picture for your desktop

3. In the Settings section, pay attention to additional settings: playing sounds and showing system icons.

   

   In the Settings section, there are more detailed theme settings

If the process of installing themes seems too long for you, you can install the Windows Themes Installer. It allows you to specify the path to several topics at once and quickly switch between them as needed.

Windows Themes Installer allows you to select multiple themes at once and switch between them as needed

Create your own theme

Creating a theme is personalizing the system to your liking with the subsequent saving of the set parameters. It is worth saving the theme if you are going to change system parameters in the future or install a new theme, but at the same time be able to return to an earlier configuration. You can also share your themes with other people using your Microsoft account.

1. After setting the appropriate parameters, go to the theme management section and click on the "Save theme" button.

   

   Click the "Save Topic" button

2. After that, yours will appear in the list of topics. If you want to save it or share it with someone, click on it and click on the "Save Topic for Sharing" button. The system will prompt you to save the file in.deskthemepack format, confirm the action.

   

   Click the Save Theme for Sharing button

Deleting a topic

If there are too many topics, and you want to clear the list, right-click on the unnecessary topic and select the "Delete" function. After a few seconds, the theme file will be permanently erased.

Click on the topic with the right mouse button and select the function "Delete"

Video: How to Delete a Theme in Windows 10

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What to do if the theme is not installed

If you are faced with the fact that the new theme does not work, that is, the system design does not change in any way after installing it, then first of all restart your computer. Perhaps this will help fix the problem. If it does not disappear after the restart, then the point is most likely in the theme itself. Remove it and try to install either another or the same one, but download it from another site and install it in a different way.

You can install the theme in different ways: download it from an official store or website, download it through a third-party website and program, after installing a patch, or create it yourself. But remember that you need to choose a theme so that its colors and settings do not hurt the eyes, do not spoil the appearance of the system and do not reduce the level of its comfort.