Dec 05, 2012 The Nile theme was released as another special download for any Windows XP user with any edition of Windows XP. In 2009 Microsoft created the Embedded theme for Windows Embedded Standard Edition. Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy run many of your productivity programs that run on Windows XP on Windows 7. It uses virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC to provide a Virtual Windows XP environment for Windows 7. Windows XP Mode provides a 32-bit virtual Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (SP3) environment. Download Official Royale Blue, Royale Noir, Zune and Embedded Themes for Windows XP - Today we are going to share 4 official Windows XP themes released by Microsoft. The most important and impressive thing about these themes is, the themes don't. 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).
Anybody who has ever tried to change the theme in Windows will already know that you have to hack the uxtheme file in order to install themes into XP that aren’t digitally signed by Microsoft. If you would rather not or are unable to patch your system you might be interested in these unofficial themes created by Microsoft.
There might be other themes out there, but these are the ones I know about. Feel free to inform everybody in the comments if you know of any others.
Royale
This theme is really bright and blue… Just look at all that blue…
To install this theme you’ll need to download, extract the zipfile, and then run the installer. When prompted for the location to save the files, leave it set to default.
Now you can go into your display settings and change the theme from the list.
Royale Noir
This theme was supposed to be a darker version of the regular Royale theme, but it wasn’t really finished before somebody from Microsoft published it, and it spread all over the web.
After downloading and extracting the zipfile, you’ll need to copy the royale_noir folder into C:WindowsResourcesThemes and then double-click on the Luna.msstyles file found in that directory and change the settings to match the above screenshot.
Zune Theme
Gt 730 2gb ddr3 driver. This theme was released to celebrate the Zune launch, and you’ll notice it’s very similar to Royale Noir, except for the kinda ugly orange start button. Long time readers will note that we’ve mentioned this theme before.
Installing this theme is really simple… download and run the installer.
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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.
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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.