Detailed instructions. How to return the default theme in Windows? Detailed instructions How to properly install a theme on Windows 7

Today we'll figure it out how to install a theme on Windows 7, and complete personal customization. Compared to previous versions of operating systems, in Windows 7 you can easily configure many aspects, such as:

1. Background used by the theme
2. Sound signals
3. Window color
4. Transparency
5. Screensavers and more

You will be able to create your own themes or install downloaded ones, without any technical knowledge in this area. The recommendations are not suitable for previous editions.

Where are the installed Windows 7 themes located?

You need to open the “personalization” item located on the control panel. Right-click on an empty space (where there are no objects) on the desktop and select “personalization” from the drop-down menu.

After which you will see a window with 3 sections:

1. My themes - contains designs created or modified by you.

2. Aero themes – used by default. Aero are characterized by improved appearance, aesthetics and efficiency of the user interface. The most obvious difference between the main themes and Aero is the transparency of windows.

Other interesting features are app thumbnail previews and some additional features that are available when working with and.

3. Basic (simplified) themes - a set of objects that do not contain special Aero features. They are similar to the themes from Windows XP or Windows 2000 in terms of appearance.

Before as install theme on Windows 7, it is advisable to consolidate your knowledge in the field of personalization.

How to install and customize a theme on Windows 7

2. Window color– used for the standard theme. Here you are given a choice of one of the prepared colors. In addition, it is possible to enable or disable the transparency of windows, as well as set the color intensity by moving the slider.

If you don’t like the preset colors, click on “show color settings” and adjust 3 color properties: hue, saturation, brightness. Play with the 3 sliders and see what colors you get.

You can make finer adjustments to your windows. You will need to click on “advanced design options”. As a result, the “color and appearance of the window” will open. Here you can set the size, color, borders and much more. After making changes, click on the apply and ok buttons. This separate topic will be discussed in more detail in another article.

3. Sounds– in this section, sound signals for certain actions are selected. Setting them up takes quite a lot of time, depending on what you want to do: change an existing scheme or create a new one.

How to save or delete topics

After completing the settings, be sure to save the changes by clicking on “save theme”.

If you want to delete topic, keep in mind that you cannot delete an active theme. So you'll have to apply another one, then right-click on the one you want to delete and select "Delete topic".

As you can see, it's not difficult configure and install install theme on Windows 7, changing many aspects. You can create your own color and sound combinations. Practice more and success is guaranteed.

Hello, dear readers.

When talking about “themes,” it’s worth first understanding what exactly they are. So, in Microsoft's OS, one such unit is a set of some graphical components for changing the appearance of the shell. In addition, it often provides an individual scheme for voicing various events. In a typical distribution, developers provide several design options so that users have a choice. True, sometimes some craftsmen try to change the appearance in their own way. And as a result, many people have problems, because they don’t know how to return the standard Windows 7 theme. And unfortunately, this happens often, because the “masters” think that their design will be better. Sometimes problems arise as a result of a system error. In any case, I will try to tell you how you can return everything.

It is immediately necessary to clarify that in different versions of the Microsoft OS you need to use different methods.

So, in Windows 7, on an empty space on the desktop, you need to right-click and select “”.

True, sometimes we can observe a situation where the window we need does not have the usual translucent designs. And often users want to know how to return Aero themes. If the required components are not in the above menu, click on the line to search on the Internet. A page will open with many different designs. We need to select the appropriate ones and save them to our computer. Next, we return to the personalization menu, where we select new options.

After this, the appearance should change. In addition, the sounds will also be different.

If the above does not help, we try other options.

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How to restore everything to its place if standard methods do not help? If everything was fine with you before, but at some point this changed, you should use the built-in tool. To do this, we go to " Start" and write "" in the search bar. We are interested in the point regarding the system. Having selected it, a wizard will appear where we need to specify the desired return date. We read the prompts, agree and launch the program. After some time, the main parameters of the operating system should return to their previous state.

If this does not help, you need to use the same tool, only using an installation image on a special disk or flash drive. However, more detailed information can be found in the article

It is best to download Windows 7 themes from the official website. Why here? Yes, because on the Microsoft website you are guaranteed not to pick up any infection on your computer. Moreover, all themes are adapted for Windows, and some also replace standard system sounds with more interesting ones.

How to install a Windows 7 theme

Go to the folder with the downloaded themes and double-click to start the installation. That's it, the theme is installed, and for Windows 7 starter and home users additional instructions: We need to install the personalization panel, since this function is blocked by default in the initial versions of Windows 7. You can download it or. After installing Personalization Panel, you will take full advantage of all desktop customization options.

How to customize the Windows 7 theme

Right-click on the screen and select Personalization. We poke at the bottom of the window Desktop background, check and uncheck the required images, now step by step:

Image Position - Tile

Change images every time - select the right time

In random order - for variety, put a tick 🙂 and save the changes.

How to create your own Windows 7 theme

Now let's go back a little, where we selected Desktop Background and click on the Sounds button to the right. Here you can choose a sound scheme for your PC from those offered by Microsoft.

But that's not all. Now we will need several large images (by the way, beautiful abstract packs of pictures can be easily found on the Internet) or photographs. Now, in any graphics editor (I like the picture manager - Microsoft Office Picture Manager, which is part of the Microsoft Office package), crop and resize the pictures to the resolution of your monitor.

To find out the monitor resolution, right-click on the screen and select Screen Resolution. This is the size (in pixels) that your images should be. This condition, of course, is not mandatory, but desirable. This way you will make life a little easier for your video card; it will not need to stretch and adjust images to fit your screen, which means you save computer resources.

Now we repeat the procedure: right button on the screen, desktop background, image location: here with the browse button, select the prepared images one by one, tick them, set them up as described above and save the changes.

Now you know how to create your own Windows 7 theme from your favorite images with the sound design you like best.

(1.6 MB) (I tried it on my system - everything works fine), it will allow you to use themes in the system that do not have a Microsoft digital signature.
The program is striking in its simplicity - installation, launch, two clicks, reboot and you're done! Allows you to change themes not only in the "seven", but also in Windows XP SP3, Vista.

After installation, run the program and act in accordance with the screenshot:

After the reboot, run the program again and pay attention to the shield icon of the computer icon; if a checkmark appears, it means the files are patched.

From now on you can install themes; to do this, open the folder C:/Windows/Resources/Themes and drag the downloaded files here:

Now just right-click on the desktop and go to “Personalization” and select the downloaded theme.

Another program for installing third-party themes is Universal Theme Patcher(0.15 MB), it will allow you to use design themes in the system that do not have a Microsoft digital signature. Download and launch the application. Select the language and click OK.

The utility will tell you what we need to do to install new themes, click Yes.

In the next step there will be a window like this, click Patch for all three files:

After this, the program will offer to reboot, we agree.

In some archives with themes you can see some system files, for example – ExplorerFrame.dll (usually located in the ...Windows\System32 folder), they need to be replaced for the full functionality of this theme. (this is not a requirement; for most themes, writing the files to C:/Windows/Resources/Themes will suffice)

Hello dear readers.

Again I wanted to talk about the design of the operating system. I have already said how to change the appearance of Win in different versions. In addition, there was an article about icons. Of course, with the help of these tools you can add uniqueness to your shell. But what to do if the theme does not install on Windows 7? I will try to tell you possible reasons and solutions.

I have already talked about how you can quickly change colors and other settings on the eighth version of the OS in . In principle, the same method is applicable to the seventh and tenth modifications of the Microsoft operating system. The main option is to download a suitable design from the Internet from the official website.

Once the file is on your computer, just run it - it should change automatically. But sometimes that doesn't happen. Why are the themes that were taken from the main resource not installed?

It is also important to note that this is accompanied by a window asking for an application to run the file. Typically, such situations arise when there is simply no association with documents. This means that the system does not provide for the launch of these design components.

The reason for this is that each combination of visual settings is suitable for certain versions of operating systems. You just need to read the description in more detail.

Poor or missing activation( )

It is known that every copy of the Microsoft OS must be activated. If this does not happen, problems may begin even with Maximum. So, when changing the window design, only a certain solid color is selected. It feels like the Aero theme is simply missing. And if you set a background image, nothing happens - a black screen remains.

The reason is precisely the correct activation of the operating system. After the process itself, you need to restart your computer. The problem should be resolved.

Self-installation( )

Some users want to use themes from other developers instead of standard ones. But the system does not provide for this. Especially for such manipulations, it is necessary to additionally use a patch. Where should I install downloaded themes? There is a special folder for them: C:\Windows\Resources\Themes.

For it to work correctly, you need to copy the design files to the specified folder and install the required patch. You can download it Here.

Insufficient assembly( )

Another option for a tool that does not work to change the appearance of the OS is an insufficient version of the assembly. Such problems are observed in users who have Windows installed " home Basic" What to do in this case?

No worries. This problem can be solved in several ways. For example, this version of the shell from Microsoft provides a special Windows Anytime Upgrade tool. It can be found in " Start" in the "" tab.

The application will help those who wish to update the version to " Home extended" And it already provides options for changing the appearance. Just use the tool and reboot. Everything should work.