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  1. GARY
    Gary Win User

    Change Theme in Windows 10


    How to: Change Theme in Windows 10

    How to Change the Theme in Windows 10


    In Windows, you can use themes to help make your desktop feel a little more personal. Themes change the pointers on your PC all at once, and you can switch between themes as often as you like.

    There are four types of themes.

    My Themes - Themes that you've created, made changes to, saved, downloaded, or synced (roamed themes) from your Microsoft account. Any time you change a theme, the new settings appear here as an unsaved theme. These themes are saved in the folder below.
    %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes
    Windows Default Themes - Windows themes you can use to personalize your PC. Most of them include a desktop background slide show. These themes are saved in the folder below.
    C:\Windows\Resources\Themes
    Installed Themes - Themes that were created by your PC manufacturer or other non-Microsoft providers.

    High Contrast Themes - Themes that use a small palette of contrasting colors to make items on your screen easier to see and improves readability. The High Contrast themes don't include automatic window border colors or desktop background slide shows. These themes are saved in the folder below.
    C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes
    Starting with light themed.

    Your current theme is referenced as the CurrentTheme string value for the key below in Registry Editor.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes

    This tutorial will show you how to select a theme to change the desktop background, color, sounds, and screen saver all at once for your account in Window 10.

    *note You will need to activate Windows before you will be able to personalize your PC.

    *tip To download free themes from Microsoft, see:

    CONTENTS:




    OPTION ONE [/i] To Change Your Theme in Settings
    1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Personalization icon.

    2. Click/tap on Themes on the left side, click/tap on a theme you want under Change theme on the right side. (see screenshot below)

    *note You can click/tap on the Get more themes in Microsoft Store link to install themes from the Microsoft Store.


    Change Theme in Windows 10 [​IMG]






    OPTION TWO [/i] To Change Your Theme in Control Panel
    1. Open the Run dialog (Win+R), enter the command below, and click/tap on OK to open Personalization in the Control Panel.
    *Arrow explorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
    2. Click/tap on a theme you want to use from My Themes, Windows Default Themes, or High Contrast Themes. (see screenshot below)

    *note If you click/tap on the Get more themes online link, it'll take you to Desktop Themes | Microsoft Support where you can download more themes to use.


    Change Theme in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    That's it,
    Shawn


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    Gary, May 4, 2015
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  2. SHAWN BRINK
    Shawn Brink Win User

    windows 10 default theme

    Hello notpcsavvy,

    The default theme for Windows 10 is the "aero.theme" file in the "C:\Windows\Resources\Themes" folder.

    Option 1 or 2 in the tutorial below can help show you how to change your theme to the default "Windows" theme if needed.

    Change Theme in Windows 10
     
    Shawn Brink, May 4, 2015
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  3. SHENAN STANLEY
    Shenan Stanley Win User
    How to make the taskbar digital clock light up?

    Go in and change your theme to a (different) Windows 10 one. See if the clock makes an appearance.

    Change Theme in Windows 10
     
    Shenan Stanley, May 4, 2015
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    Brink New Member

    Change Theme in Windows 10

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