Simple Classic Theme (fully supports Windows 8.1, 10 and 11)

I dont know, it seems like there is a bug in SCT where some settings are not applied.
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I was not hoping for this to be fixed, I was only noting where I see transparent colors in case the information would be helpful in troubleshooting and theme development.  Of course I dont use Internet Explorer or even Microsoft Edge -- those things are absolute rubbish. But here is the story with Photo Viewer:

I wont allow any Microsoft accounts or telemetry on any hardware that I am responsible for, so I deleted the Windows store and all of those UWP apps which are bundled with Windows 10 that require a Windows store account. I would not want UWP apps even if I could get them -- and that includes the default W10 photo viewer.

You know that UWP apps can't use any Windows API's, right? They are all cross platform apps which require that shitty UWP runtime environment which nobody wants to develop applications for because it totally sucks. This is why I use Windows Photo Viewer instead of that bloated, sluggish turd they call Photos. Millions of people feel the same way, and thats why there is a market for articles like this which tell the average user how to revert to the "classic" photo viewer:

ccm.net/faq/44136-how-to-change-windows-10-s-default-photo-viewer
www.intowindows.com/how-to-make-windows-photo-viewer-default-in-windows-10/

The Microsoft app store only allows UWP apps. That idea was brought to you by the same people who gave us Zune, Windows phone, and other failed technologies. This actually makes me happy because it will hasten Windows demise. Windows is a deeply flawed design that can only be fixed by breaking all of the native apps. That's what Apple did with Mac OS 20 years ago, but Microsoft is not willing to do the same in order to create a modern OS.  This is why we are still using a fragile software platform based on 35 year old technologies like that stupid registry (which Bill Gates admits was a huge mistake.) Mac users never have to reinstall the OS unless they lose a disk drive. And the internet runs on Linux & BSD. So if you want to discuss what sucks, I can keep up.

Windows is a dead end, and that will become more apparent as time progresses. Of course Microsoft knows this -- its why they are starting to embrace Linux and diversify into cloud computing services. It's also why they tried to get developers to use garbage like UWP (which is even worse than Windows.) They want to create a migration path that keeps us tied to Microsoft platforms, but it aint gonna work on the desktop. They might just have to port MS Office to Linux or BSD some day, just as there are plans to run Mac apps on Linux and BSD.