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

Simple Classic Theme (fully supports Windows 8.1, 10 and 11) Dec 24, 2019 16:05:05 GMT -8

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Post by leet on Dec 24, 2019 16:05:05 GMT -8

dwm_rdr.dll has NOTHING to do with SCT

You are contradicting what it says here about Classic Theme:

Install - Places the files: dwmapi.dll, dwmapi32.dll and dwm_rdr.dll under %SYSTEMROOT%

.....If SCT "only runs Classic Theme", and Classic Theme installs dwm_rdr.dll, then dwm_rdr.dll has EVERYTHING to do with SCT. In fact, it's actually the core component -- and once you disable Metro, this file is required to start Explorer.

Don't tell me what my own program does. When I refer to "Classic Theme" I am talking about the theme. The program your talking about doesn't have a space in it's name

. What SCT does is simple: It removes access to the memory section used by DWM for theming. Doing that makes the system use the fallback theme: Classic Theme. It even does it in a way that metro is working. "ClassicTheme" does the same thing but it also copies those DLL's which are just meant to fix some transparency issues. Since SCT doesn't use those dwm_rdr.dll has NOTHING to do with SCT.

it's a DLL from the Desktop Window Manager

If it's already part of Windows 10, then why would Classic Theme need to install it? Dont you know how Classic Theme works?

It's the file "%systemdir%\System32\dwmapi.dll", renamed to "dwm_rdr.dll" and put into "%systemdir%". So yes, I actually do.

why didn't you make a full backup before running a random BATCH script with ADMIN PRIVILEGES.

It was not "random" - it was recommended by you, and supplied by the administrator of this forum. Yes I made a mistake: I presumed that you both know what you are doing. :-S

Recommended? I literally only noted that anixx said it existed. I even stated that I wasn't sure if it worked or not.

johnnyghost: Hopefully it doesn't get progressively harder for people to bring the look of older versions of Windows to Windows 11. I'm wanting to keep the classic Windows look from 9x/ME/2K in Windows 11, down to replacing the W11 apps with their W2k counterparts. Aug 10, 2023 20:18:58 GMT -8

The Jackal: So they're finally removing the legacy taskbar? Very sad to hear. I've only used the default W11 one for a short while and it was terrible. Aug 11, 2023 11:38:25 GMT -8

R.O.B.: I have not had a great experience with Windows 11, and I'm still on 21H2. Probably going to downgrade to 10 at some point Aug 11, 2023 17:05:55 GMT -8

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

Post by leet on Dec 24, 2019 16:05:05 GMT -8

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