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Where can I find a good theme?

As mentioned above, we can get Windows 10 themes from official sources mainly by changing wallpapers and system interface color schemes. If you want Windows 10 to have visual effects that conventional themes cannot achieve, you will have to find another solution from other sources.

What needs to be noted here is that with the unification and standardization of Microsoft's Windows design language, domestic related resource sites also have a tendency to fall after Windows 7; at the same time, due to the relative backwardness of domestic copyright awareness, many Chinese Windows theme sites also provide a lot of content stolen from foreign designer-paid resources, so this article does not recommend it.

The gathering place of foreign Windows theme designers has not changed much since the Windows XP era. For example, the Simplify 10 shown above is the work of DeviantArt designer @ dpcdpc11.

Search for the Windows 10 keyword on DeviantArt and then select Deviantion works for screening, we can find many high-quality Windows theme works. If the theme is a free resource, you can get the theme by registering and logging in DeviantArt and clicking the download button on the work details page; for paid themes, designers will usually leave a purchase link in the work description.

DeviantArt has a number of high-quality themes that can be downloaded for free

In addition to DeviantArt's method of getting "no middleman to make a difference" directly from designer sites, more established sites such as skinPACK and themepack.me also collect Windows 10 theme resources on the web and provide download or purchase links. It is worth mentioning that themepack also makes a very intuitive comparison plug-in for some topics, and drag the slider in the middle to see the effect before / after the theme application.

Themepack's theme preview experience is good.

It is worth mentioning that before making up your mind to buy any third-party Windows theme, be sure to read the designer's theme introduction or update log carefully. Take DeviantArt as an example, some popular third-party themes do not support the latest version of Windows 10 v1909. You can right-click on the start menu of Windows 10 and select "system" to view the currently running version of the system to ensure compatibility.

View system version information

If you have access to Windows topics worth sharing or better, you can also share them in the comments section (please support the designer's original works, do not spread piracy).

How to install unofficial themes

After downloading or purchasing a theme, the next problem we need to solve is how to apply these themes.

Friends who have come into contact with theme beautification in the era of Windows XP or Windows 7 should know that Windows cannot properly install and use unofficially signed theme files by default. To circumvent this restriction, we need to use some third-party tools to crack Windows theme-related files. Windows 10 is no exception.

Note: as the cracking process involves the modification of system files, it is recommended to create a system restore point before operation.

The tool we use here is UltraUXThemePatcher, which is recommended by most third-party theme designers of Windows 10. This gadget is completely free and can be downloaded from the official website or WinFuture forum.

The red box is in a cracked state

After the download is completed, double-click to run UltraUXThemePatcher. When it comes to the System information and Warning step, if any of the three states in the red box above need to be cracked, we need to click the installation button below to crack them automatically.

After cracking, it is recommended to restart the computer to ensure that the resource application takes effect, and run UltraUXThemePatcher again after restarting. When the status in the red box shows "cracked" or "no need to crack", the basic preparation work is completed.

Next, let's start installing the theme.

Navigate to the system drive letter:\ Windows\ Resources\ Themes directory, where you will see a default set of theme resource files containing a file named aero.theme and a corresponding folder named aero.

This is actually the default theme file for Windows 10

According to the picture, we just need to find the theme file from the third-party theme file purchased and downloaded, and then copy and paste the corresponding * .theme and the corresponding folder into the system drive letter:\ Windows\ Resources\ Themes.

Pay attention to copy and paste in sets

At this point, in the "Settings > Personalization > themes" option of Windows 10, we can browse and apply the third-party theme files we just installed.

It can be applied after installation is completed.

Control the last detail.

It should be noted that most third-party Windows themes will not just stay in the simple "skin" this thing, to achieve the most perfect theme application effect, we often need to make some later fine-tuning.

Take the Simplify 10 theme mentioned at the beginning of the article as an example. After the installation above, we will find that the resource manager does not look good after applying the theme:

The effect of direct application of Simplify 10

This is because unlike the Windows XP/7 era, many system interfaces introduce functions and interface elements that are difficult to cover by general topics in the process of Windows update, and the resource manager is a "hard-hit area".

Here we need to use OldNewExplorer, specifically, we need to use this gadget to restore the classic Windows disk grouping style, replace the Ribbon interface with a traditional toolbar, hide the prompt text in the title bar, and hide the "up" navigation button:

Hide unnecessary interface elements with OldNewExplorer

Restart the resource manager to take effect after completion, you can see the perfect theme application effect.

Well, it's something like that.

Of course, the operations mentioned above only apply to the theme of Simplify 10, and different themes may have different requirements for subsequent fine-tuning work, depending on the actual effect. These specific requirements and setting methods are generally provided by theme designers in the theme introduction page or theme file, which can be read carefully and operated carefully.

In addition, because the theme style of Simplify 10 is too Mac, in order to avoid misleading, here is another application effect of OBLIQ VS 10:

The above is all the content of the article "how to change the third Party theme for Windows 10". Thank you for reading! I believe we all have a certain understanding, hope to share the content to help you, if you want to learn more knowledge, welcome to follow the industry information channel!

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