

Within Restorator 2007 just for fun open the msstyles file within the Windows 7 Aero theme which is located at C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero In order to open the most important msstyles file you need to make sure you select “All files” from the dropdown or you won’t even be able to see it in Restorator. Also important is the file explorerframe.dll which also includes the navigation buttons.

You can use the Restorator 2007 program to browse all Windows 7 resources e.g. (Image: Modifying shellstyle.dll via Restorator 2007) This is not an easy choice, because there are many many tools available and all have their own weaknesses and strengths! Each theme shows you the wallpaper and the accent color set for it.Do you want to make custom Windows 7 themes? Making 3rd-party themes is not as easy as making Windows 7 themepack themes, but it’s doable with some work and a good resource editor.įirst of all, you need to decide which tool you want to use to make custom themes for Windows 7. Your custom themes will appear on the Themes tab under the preview for the current theme. Enter a name for your theme, and click ‘Save’. Make sure the custom theme you created is shown in the preview on this tab.Ĭlick the ‘Save Theme’ button. Open the Settings app and go to the Personalization group of settings. Next, go to the Colors tab, and select a nice color to go with the wallpaper you’ve set.

Here, visit the Background tab to set a wallpaper, or a slideshow. If you have several wallpapers that you like to set with a nice accent color, themes lets you switch to it in one click.Ī custom theme is one or several wallpapers, and an accent color. The benefit of creating custom themes in Windows 10 is that you can switch between them with just a click.

The themes you create have the same basic components wallpapers and an accent color. Outside that, there isn’t anything impressive about themes just now except that you can create custom themes in Windows 10. If you like the themes in the Windows store, limited as they are, then the feature is worth it. You get wallpapers and an accent color to match it. It comes with three default themes and you can download more from the Windows Store. Windows 10 added themes in the Creators Update.
