How To Make Windows 10 Look Like Windows 7
This is a tutorial on how to make Windows 10 look like Windows 7. Works with 1809! This includes getting the Windows 7 theme, Start Menu, Taskbar and Aero Glass.
— More Info —
I can not be held responsible for loss of data/data corruption or your PC breaking.
The tools used in this video can break Windows, so please make a backup of your data and create a System Restore point before you begin. Also, before a major Windows update, it is recommended that you disable/uninstall all the tools temporarily used in this video to make sure that Windows updates smoothly. After the update, make sure that you do some research to ensure that the software will not cause major problems with your PC. This was recorded on the Windows 10 Creators Update released in Spring 2017.
Works with version 1809 (2018 October Update) and below.
Note: Unfortunately, Classic Shell is no longer supported by the developer, so it may not work on future versions of Windows 10.
You can also try out ‘FolderChanger’ to change things further – note that I haven’t tested this out, so it may or may not work. Thanks to Tiffani Pufee for suggesting this!
— Links —
Before you begin, it is advised that you try this in a Virtual Machine/Spare PC first to make sure that there are no issues.
Virtualbox: https://www.virtualbox.org/
How To Install Virtualbox: https://youtu.be/7lVKXwy6W68
Download Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10
How To Install Windows 10: https://youtu.be/3Ua5Fi_uqn8
1. Windows 7 Theme 0:23
2. Old Explorer 6:01
3. Start Menu & Taskbar 7:44
– StartIsBack++ 7:47
– Classic Shell 10:47
4. Extra Tweaks 14:52
5. Aero Glass 18:32
UltraUXThemePatcher
https://www.syssel.net/hoefs/software_uxtheme.php?lang=en
Virustotal Scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/5d9a5613af69b56779a92168022a957d69ee1829d1b2dc4c12f4999297e625ef/detection
Note: 2 AV engines detected this file as a virus, however the community tab has 2 votes for safe and 0 for unsafe. Proceed at your own risk.
Note: You may need to repeat the install process later if the theme stops displaying correctly.
7zip
http://www.7-zip.org/
Windows 7 Theme
http://sagorpirbd.deviantart.com/art/Aero-7-Themes-for-Win10-Final-523979941
Virustotal Scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/a16fd81568102c8e5615c373cfeefc9f785396b8e0103e51f9bf634dfde39b77/detection
Control Panel Personalisation
explorer.exe ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683} ::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4BFE-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Old New Explorer
http://tihiy.net/files/OldNewExplorer.rar
Virustotal Scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/f0abe9a53c2fbb04c42d7532351ae8d42b5d828286189f80feefb471d6daeabe/detection
Note: 1 AV engine has picked up that Old New Explorer is a virus. Proceed at your own risk.
Alternative Scan (In much greater detail): https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/302fdeb4c369680643bbd8a14659fa23804974254a03b70f31943956b1174d7e?environmentId=100
StartIsBack++
http://startisback.com/#download-tab
Virustotal Scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/7306e468cb18fa739b757619b80fceafeea9f870e066a9d3fdfd1226f178c045/detection
Classic Shell
http://www.classicshell.net/
Virustotal Scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/4ee910b283871ab31ef03eeb15d9557e89b55eda8f0580340b4dd2fc90305ac8/detection
Note: 1 AV engine detected this file as a virus, however in the community tab, there are 4 safe votes to 1 unsafe vote and 2 comments saying this is safe. This is highly likely to be a false positive. Proceed at your own risk.
Start Orbs
http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=174
Virustotal Scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/55d80c47beadf9dd340b4bc63d02a0885b09b53c7ff780cf5c94528567b5629f/detection
Winaero Tweaker (Optional)
http://winaero.com/download.php?view.1796
Virustotal Scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/e12e88f52086dd2c14a35d9369f85caee3898d9886e19dbecdeab32110cc58ee/detection
Tweaks (Under Desktop and Taskbar):
Battery Flyout
Increase Taskbar Transparency Level
Old Volume Control
Disable Action Centre
Aero Glass
http://www.glass8.eu/download
Virustotal Scan for Aero Glass: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/9ff6d078cc067e7eb09aa55900fa8cea8e6c74212b5be3f0666e4b5e11132d71/detection
Virustotal Scan for Aero Glass Settings: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/7e37c8027f570fc7a1f99d5241f1974ec25cfe3d901d8f133ceb65242600ffdb/detection
Aero Glass Settings:
Glass Geometry Radius: Win7 Style
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