rapappathepepper
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Hello.
Posts: 2 
OS: Windows 10 22H2
Theme: Aero
CPU: Gigabyte H61M-S1
RAM: 8,00 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
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Post by rapappathepepper on Dec 11, 2023 17:16:22 GMT -8
Well, i wanted to use the Windows 7 theme made by Alcatel, but all i needed was the basic theme, i do not want or need Aero glass, i downloaded Basic Theme Patcher 2, SecureUxTheme Tool, and the theme files from that, whenever i apply the theme, everything works quite well and is quite nice, until... Apparently, whenever i go to some folders from Explorer such as Images, Drive D:, it crashes the explorer! Do any of you know a solution to this, or if i need to use another program?
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emerald
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Posts: 49
OS: Windows 11 23H2, Windows 10 1809, Windows 8.1
CPU: Intel Core i5-8265U CPU
RAM: 8.00 GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce MX250
Computer Make/Model: ASUS VivoBook S15 S531 X531FL
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Post by emerald on Dec 22, 2023 1:13:26 GMT -8
I want to ask a question, i never seen anyone talk the windows 7 logon screen, is there a way to port the windows 7 logon screen on windows 10 Please refer to this video for details: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB4Nby2Ai-g |
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crumble266
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Posts: 26
OS: Win10 LTSC 2021 (21H2)
CPU: i7-4790
RAM: 32GB
GPU: GTX 1060
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Post by crumble266 on Jan 18, 2024 13:53:39 GMT -8
On Win 10, is there some way to set a taskbar from a specific monitor to "auto-hide" (while keeping the main one always on) ?
With Win 7 i was using a software called "UltraMon" to do this (it added native-like taskbars with per-taskbar auto-hide setting) but with Win 10 it just use the native taskbar, so auto-hide setting is the same for all monitors.
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Post by nebulacharms on Jan 29, 2024 14:35:01 GMT -8
Hi!! I'm trying to get my windows 10 to look more like windows 7, but I'm having this problem with my taskbar:  (sorry if it's small? I'm not sure how to fix  )
I have um OpenShell and StartisBack, I think that's all that's affecting my taskbar. Basically, the part of the taskbar that has all my apps looks different than the time and start button places. They've got different blurs and don't have the white line border at the top if you can see it, so the whole thing looks kinda janky.
Anyone know what might be up? or how to fix?
Thanks :^D
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Souper
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Posts: 63
OS: Manjaro | Windows 10 (2021)
Theme: Placeholder | Aero / Luna
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Post by Souper on Jan 29, 2024 15:41:57 GMT -8
You'd probably need to disable Open Shell messing with the taskbar itself.
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Post by Username22h2 on Jan 30, 2024 5:40:17 GMT -8
What Happened To The Shoutbox?
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AnyKey
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Posts: 248
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Theme: XP Classic Theme
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR4
GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super
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Post by AnyKey on Jan 30, 2024 6:38:05 GMT -8
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johnnyghost
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OS: Windows 11 23h2
CPU: Intel Core i7
RAM: 16gb
GPU: Geforce RTX 3070
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Post by johnnyghost on Feb 9, 2024 0:36:34 GMT -8
Sorry if this might be obvious, but I don't know how to do it myself. I'm on Windows 11, and I'd like to know. How do you go about disabling both the ribbon and command bar with Windows Explorer?
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Post by ephemeralViolette on Feb 9, 2024 8:19:24 GMT -8
Sorry if this might be obvious, but I don't know how to do it myself. I'm on Windows 11, and I'd like to know. How do you go about disabling both the ribbon and command bar with Windows Explorer? By command bar, do you mean the Windows 7 one or the Windows 11 one?
The 11 one can be replaced with the 7 one easily with tools like ExplorerPatcher. The 7 one isn't conventionally disabled, but shellstyle.dll (which sits in the theme folder) is modified to hide it. Here is a tutorial (ignore OldNewExplorer parts): winclassic.net/thread/759/tutorial-remove-command-bar-windows |
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AnyKey
Sophomore Member
Posts: 248
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Theme: XP Classic Theme
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR4
GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super
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Post by AnyKey on Feb 11, 2024 20:29:05 GMT -8
Up to Windows Vista, it plays "Default Beep" sound when displaying a message box without icon.
Does anyone know how to restore this in Windows 10?
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TheMysteriousRainbow
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Removing all of the Metro/UWP apps out of existence...
Posts: 55
OS: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise 22H2 x64
Theme: Windows 7 Aero (Windows 10) / Default (Windows 11)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U @ 2.6GHz (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 @ 2.8GHz (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
RAM: 4GB (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / 8 GB (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
GPU: AMD Radeon Graphics Vega 3 (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
Computer Make/Model: HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm / Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S
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Post by TheMysteriousRainbow on Feb 13, 2024 11:19:15 GMT -8
Up to Windows Vista, it plays "Default Beep" sound when displaying a message box without icon. Does anyone know how to restore this in Windows 10? You can try "Program Error" to see if that works. |
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AnyKey
Sophomore Member
Posts: 248
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Theme: XP Classic Theme
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR4
GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super
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Post by AnyKey on Feb 13, 2024 11:42:07 GMT -8
Up to Windows Vista, it plays "Default Beep" sound when displaying a message box without icon. Does anyone know how to restore this in Windows 10? You can try "Program Error" to see if that works. Just tried but it did nothing. |
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TheMysteriousRainbow
Freshman Member
Removing all of the Metro/UWP apps out of existence...
Posts: 55
OS: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise 22H2 x64
Theme: Windows 7 Aero (Windows 10) / Default (Windows 11)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U @ 2.6GHz (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 @ 2.8GHz (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
RAM: 4GB (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / 8 GB (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
GPU: AMD Radeon Graphics Vega 3 (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
Computer Make/Model: HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm / Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S
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Post by TheMysteriousRainbow on Feb 16, 2024 9:55:38 GMT -8
No need to do it on your own, you need Project 2000, it's based on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021.
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vindasal
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Posts: 73
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Theme: XP Luna/Classic depending on mood
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Post by vindasal on Feb 17, 2024 17:43:57 GMT -8
Does anyone else have the problem of Retrobar (and desktop icons, all icons really) refreshing regularly and flickering? This happens sometimes on all Windows versions, but it seems to be nearly constant when I am using the classic theme. It does not happen as frequently when using actual UX themes. I've cleared my icon caches and disk scanned multiple times, but to no avail. It wouldn't be such a bother with just the desktop icons, but when in a maximized window seeing the taskbar vanish suddenly every couple minutes (or more frequently sometimes) is very irritating and distracting. I'm on Win10 22h2. Seems like a reinstall may be necessary to reduce the issue, but I don't know if it's fixable.
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Post by nonameneeded on Feb 17, 2024 18:11:50 GMT -8
Refreshing and therefore flickering desktop icons are normal.
But it shouldn't happen all the time.
On my Windows 10 it happens a few minutes after logging on.
From then on only occasionally.
On Windows 7 less frequently.
No one knows why, it's just the way it is.
In my opinion RetroBar is just crap, to put it mildly...
If the real taskbar frequently vanishes and reappears it would mean that explorer frequently crashes, which of course isn't normal.
But with RetroBar that could be "normal" behavior.
Just don't use it.
If there is anything that you especially like about it, maybe we (someone?) can find a better solution.
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vindasal
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Posts: 73
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Theme: XP Luna/Classic depending on mood
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Post by vindasal on Feb 17, 2024 19:18:51 GMT -8
Refreshing and therefore flickering desktop icons are normal. But it shouldn't happen all the time. On my Windows 10 it happens a few minutes after logging on. From then on only occasionally. On Windows 7 less frequently. No one knows why, it's just the way it is. In my opinion RetroBar is just crap, to put it mildly... If the real taskbar frequently vanishes and reappears it would mean that explorer frequently crashes, which of course isn't normal. But with RetroBar that could be "normal" behavior. Just don't use it. If there is anything that you especially like about it, maybe we (someone?) can find a better solution. I like that it has themes for XP as well as dynamically changing color with the cpl scheme, as well as the fact that the app is portable. It also has to have old style quick launch, I detest 'pin to taskbar'. If it's portable, I won't mind the lack of XP themes as much since I can use both if needed. |
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Post by nonameneeded on Feb 17, 2024 19:39:51 GMT -8
Ok, the original taskbar also changes the color with the scheme, that's sorted out. The original taskbar also has quick launch (you just have to add the quick launch folder to it) You also don't have to use the "super bar" (that's the name of this "pin to taskbar" crap). The original doesn't come with an XP theme but (I don't know how well Window Blinds or something would work with it but presumably it would work with the original taskbar) So there seems to be no reason for you to use RetroBar.
Thats's the original task bar with Open shell (for the classic start menu and color settings) plus a mod that creates the 3D buttons. It's been working nicely for me, just like you would expect. As you can see, the quick launch area is also there.
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Post by goodbytes on Feb 18, 2024 16:54:51 GMT -8
What is the current method for getting the Classic theme on Windows 10? I tried "Simple Classic Theme" but it didn't work and I see now that it's marked as no longer in development.
Is there a method that is known to work? Would upgrading to Windows 11 make it easier? From the research I've done, Open Shell and RetroBar solve the taskbar and start menu but the actual window theme seems harder to get right. Ideally wouldn't like to pay for WindowBlinds either.
If anybody could point me in the right direction for a working method that would be great, thank you!
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AnyKey
Sophomore Member
Posts: 248
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Theme: XP Classic Theme
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR4
GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super
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Post by AnyKey on Feb 18, 2024 17:00:34 GMT -8
What is the current method for getting the Classic theme on Windows 10? I tried "Simple Classic Theme" but it didn't work and I see now that it's marked as no longer in development.
Is there a method that is known to work? Would upgrading to Windows 11 make it easier? From the research I've done, Open Shell and RetroBar solve the taskbar and start menu but the actual window theme seems harder to get right. Ideally wouldn't like to pay for WindowBlinds either.
If anybody could point me in the right direction for a working method that would be great, thank you!
And you don't need to upgrade to Windows 11 just to use classic theme. Many people are using classic theme on Windows 10 properly (I am one of them).
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vindasal
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Posts: 73
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Theme: XP Luna/Classic depending on mood
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Post by vindasal on Feb 18, 2024 17:25:03 GMT -8
Another question I have is, how do you get the Favorites and Help text in the menu bar of Explorer? I recall seeing some scattered info on the Favorites, but never Help.
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