Alcatel
Freshman Member
Posts: 89
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC IoT 2021
Theme: Windows 7 Aero
CPU: i9-8950HK
RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: Nvidia Quadro P3200
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Post by Alcatel on Sept 21, 2022 17:01:51 GMT -8
Basically, I saw this thread which is an amazing solution for Classic Theme and decided I wanted to create a GUI for it. It's a simple .NET app which does the following things: - Installs and configures either SCT Taskbar or Open-Shell and StartIsBack to emulate a Classic taskbar/start menu experience
- Enables/Disables Classic Theme with a press of a button (or command)
- Runs Classic Theme in a way that both Explorer and Immersive apps run normally, without any bad looking theme files.
- Automatically enables Classic Theme on boot-up if it was enabled before shutdown
- It can install all these utilities when requested:
- Classic Task Manager
- 7+ Taskbar Tweaker
- ExplorerContextMenuTweaker
- T-Clock
- Folder Options X
- RibbonDisabler
How the Classic Theme works
Winlogon uses a shared memory section for handling themes. By removing access to this memory section the Winlogon process can no longer manage themes so the default theme is used, the Classic Theme. It's better then suspending the Desktop Window Manager because that bugs out the whole system while this still uses DWM to keep the system running smooth.
Screenshots of GUI (v1.0.6) running on Windows 10 Pro (version 1903) and Windows 8.1 Pro (build 9600):
 
Command Line Usage
SimpleClassicTheme.exe {ARGS..}You can supply an infinite number of arguments into SCT. It will first parse all of the arguments, and it will then execute them one by one. I won't cover all arguments here as there's quite a bit of them. Run SCT with --help to see an extensive list of arguments available.
Guide (RECOMMENDED)
I have put up a guide on the new (not official) WinClassic resource site:
NOTE: If you get a skinny taskbar or metro doesn't work on boot-up:
Open the utility again and increase the Taskbar Delay
Download
The application can be downloaded through the projects GitHub page. (link below)
Supported operating systems: Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (version 1803+) and Windows 11
Note that Simple Classic Theme does NOT work with ExplorerPatcher on Windows 10
IMPORTANT: READ THE GUIDE BEFORE INSTALLING
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should receive a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
KNOWN ISSUES:
How do I report bugs?
NOTE: Make sure you have the latest version before reporting any bugs!It's simple. Go to this page and create an issue on the Github issue tracker. Use the format provided!
This program is mostly really great. But problem is that it changes the font used in many places even after uninstalling. I tried replacing SegoeUIs in the fonts folder and checking fonts registry keys but nothing helped. I eventually got old font back with a system restore point. |
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Post by lte on Sept 27, 2022 10:21:51 GMT -8
I see on the Github site for SimpleClassicTheme that the program will not be open source from version 1.7.0 onward (current version is 1.6.0), and that the Github site (https://github.com/AEAEAEAE4343/SimpleClassicTheme) is now locked (archived). Does anyone here know when 1.7.0 will be available (maybe already somewhere?) and where or how?
SCT is a great program, and I always want to have its latest evolution.
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Post by leet on Sept 27, 2022 10:49:30 GMT -8
lte I can't really tell when I'll finish it. I don't have much time to develop SCT and I've been doing stuff extremely slowly lately. It'll probably take a couple of months for me to release it, but I can't promise anything.
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Post by user2k on Sept 27, 2022 23:52:05 GMT -8
lte I can't really tell when I'll finish it. I don't have much time to develop SCT and I've been doing stuff extremely slowly lately. It'll probably take a couple of months for me to release it, but I can't promise anything. Great news! Hopefully will work on Win11 too. |
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Post by ihatemetro on Sept 28, 2022 7:59:23 GMT -8
lte I can't really tell when I'll finish it. I don't have much time to develop SCT and I've been doing stuff extremely slowly lately. It'll probably take a couple of months for me to release it, but I can't promise anything. Great news! Hopefully will work on Win11 too. It already works on Windows 11. |
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Post by grenlock on Oct 22, 2022 23:22:54 GMT -8
I was pretty unnerved when I could no longer find Simple Classic Theme on Github. Getting there through Google and I see it's archived.
If there will eventually be a version 1.7.0, where will it be posted if it's not going to go on Github?
Here? 
I'm a Simple Classic Theme user on Windows 10, I feel like I'm lost without it. I just can't get used to the new stuff, no matter how long or hard I try.
I really appreciate the efforts to develop Simple Classic Theme, more than you can ever know!
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Post by OrthodoxWin32 on Oct 23, 2022 5:01:11 GMT -8
I was pretty unnerved when I could no longer find Simple Classic Theme on Github. Getting there through Google and I see it's archived.
If there will eventually be a version 1.7.0, where will it be posted if it's not going to go on Github?
Here? 
I'm a Simple Classic Theme user on Windows 10, I feel like I'm lost without it. I just can't get used to the new stuff, no matter how long or hard I try.
I really appreciate the efforts to develop Simple Classic Theme, more than you can ever know!
I believe leet has checked in the latest open-source version : github.com/AEAEAEAE4343/SimpleClassicTheme |
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Post by leet on Oct 27, 2022 8:48:28 GMT -8
Yeah, I haven't. There's still one more open-source version to be released before I publish closed-source SCT. That is SCT 1.6.1. It will not add anything new, except for compatibility with updating from my own website and compatibility checking with SCT 1.7.0 as some features were removed there. |
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Fierelier
Freshman Member
Posts: 35 
OS: Windvn Daedalus (Devuan)
Theme: gtk-theme-raleigh
CPU: i5-520M
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Intel HD (Gen5)
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Post by Fierelier on Dec 28, 2022 11:43:45 GMT -8
You're stupid for making this closed source.
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Fierelier
Freshman Member
Posts: 35
OS: Windvn Daedalus (Devuan)
Theme: gtk-theme-raleigh
CPU: i5-520M
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Intel HD (Gen5)
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Post by Fierelier on Dec 29, 2022 1:09:29 GMT -8
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Post by leet on Dec 29, 2022 9:31:15 GMT -8
What exactly? This is tutorial, and it is open-source. The tool, used in this tutorual to switch on classic theme is ClassicThemeTray. It is also open-source. I think you're confused with your own thread, this is the SCT thread. You're stupid for making this closed source. I disagree, but I won't go into why. It really doesn't matter, the methods SCT uses are publicly known and are the same across all tools that enable Classic Theme, also the ones that are open-source. |
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Post by TechSalt on Dec 29, 2022 10:37:34 GMT -8
You're stupid for making this closed source. If you REALLY wanted to, you can fork the old SCT |
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Fierelier
Freshman Member
Posts: 35
OS: Windvn Daedalus (Devuan)
Theme: gtk-theme-raleigh
CPU: i5-520M
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Intel HD (Gen5)
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Post by Fierelier on Dec 29, 2022 11:54:44 GMT -8
@ʇǝǝๅ ftw Yeah it'd be useless for you to go into why, because I'd really not care. Any sort of pretense of you helping anything/anyone went right out the window with what you did. I keep seeing you ego-capitalists in so many software communities, you're a chore. And in the end it will make barely any difference to you, because almost no one thinks it's important.
@techsalt Oh I know, in this case the software is simple enough that I can just make it myself from scratch and have something similar. Stuff like this still bugs me, though.
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herit://that1cutie
Sophomore Member
sad girl times
Posts: 165 
OS: Windows 10
Theme: Shitbox Edition
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Post by herit://that1cutie on Dec 31, 2022 13:01:07 GMT -8
@ʇǝǝๅ ftw Yeah it'd be useless for you to go into why, because I'd really not care. Any sort of pretense of you helping anything/anyone went right out the window with what you did. I keep seeing you ego-capitalists in so many software communities, you're a chore. And in the end it will make barely any difference to you, because almost no one thinks it's important. @techsalt Oh I know, in this case the software is simple enough that I can just make it myself from scratch and have something similar. Stuff like this still bugs me, though. You are so immensely disrespectful, walking in here with something to prove.
If, "Any sort of pretense of you helping anything/anyone went right out the window with what you did." is true, you either better accept that you can't use ClassicThemeTray because leet suggested it, or you must accept that your word is dishonest and without point. You can't have it both ways. "You are stupid for making this closed-source." This IS NOT YOUR PROJECT. If you think it's so stupid, choose a more different name, theif. If you can make your own software, why in hell are you so bugged and mad about this one? It does all the things it's supposed to do.
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owo
New Member
Posts: 1
OS: Win7/Win10 dual boot
Theme: SimpleClassicTheme
CPU: i9-13900k
RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR5 2x16GB 6000mhz
GPU: RTX 4090
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Post by owo on Jan 13, 2023 16:46:38 GMT -8
does simpleclassictheme work on windows 10 2h22?
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herit://that1cutie
Sophomore Member
sad girl times
Posts: 165
OS: Windows 10
Theme: Shitbox Edition
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Post by herit://that1cutie on Jan 14, 2023 18:34:49 GMT -8
yes
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2023 15:35:53 GMT -8
Does it work on 1809 LTSC?
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Ofelia
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OS: Windows binary code
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CPU: a microwaved potato
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Post by Ofelia on Jan 24, 2023 18:55:11 GMT -8
Does it work on 1809 LTSC? yes |
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herit://that1cutie
Sophomore Member
sad girl times
Posts: 165
OS: Windows 10
Theme: Shitbox Edition
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Post by herit://that1cutie on Jan 26, 2023 12:48:48 GMT -8
Basically, I saw this thread which is an amazing solution for Classic Theme and decided I wanted to create a GUI for it. It's a simple .NET app which does the following things: - Installs and configures either SCT Taskbar or Open-Shell and StartIsBack to emulate a Classic taskbar/start menu experience
- Enables/Disables Classic Theme with a press of a button (or command)
- Runs Classic Theme in a way that both Explorer and Immersive apps run normally, without any bad looking theme files.
- Automatically enables Classic Theme on boot-up if it was enabled before shutdown
- It can install all these utilities when requested:
- Classic Task Manager
- 7+ Taskbar Tweaker
- ExplorerContextMenuTweaker
- T-Clock
- Folder Options X
- RibbonDisabler
How the Classic Theme works
Winlogon uses a shared memory section for handling themes. By removing access to this memory section the Winlogon process can no longer manage themes so the default theme is used, the Classic Theme. It's better then suspending the Desktop Window Manager because that bugs out the whole system while this still uses DWM to keep the system running smooth.
Screenshots of GUI (v1.0.6) running on Windows 10 Pro (version 1903) and Windows 8.1 Pro (build 9600):
Command Line Usage
SimpleClassicTheme.exe {ARGS..}You can supply an infinite number of arguments into SCT. It will first parse all of the arguments, and it will then execute them one by one. I won't cover all arguments here as there's quite a bit of them. Run SCT with --help to see an extensive list of arguments available.
Guide (RECOMMENDED)
I have put up a guide on the new (not official) WinClassic resource site:
NOTE: If you get a skinny taskbar or metro doesn't work on boot-up:
Open the utility again and increase the Taskbar Delay
Download
The application can be downloaded through the projects GitHub page. (link below)
Supported operating systems: Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (version 1803+) and Windows 11
Note that Simple Classic Theme does NOT work with ExplorerPatcher on Windows 10
IMPORTANT: READ THE GUIDE BEFORE INSTALLING
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should receive a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
KNOWN ISSUES:
How do I report bugs?
NOTE: Make sure you have the latest version before reporting any bugs!It's simple. Go to this page and create an issue on the Github issue tracker. Use the format provided!
This program is mostly really great. But problem is that it changes the font used in many places even after uninstalling. I tried replacing SegoeUIs in the fonts folder and checking fonts registry keys but nothing helped. I eventually got old font back with a system restore point. That's not because of SCT, that's because of the way deskn.cpl works, which was created by Microsoft and included within SCT. Changing system fonts is more of a set-it-and-forget-it thing, not a patch-temporarily-on-top thing. To change your system font back you can use WinAeroTweaker. It has other cool features too, but be careful and don't use any feature you don't understand. |
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Post by leet on Jan 26, 2023 14:20:29 GMT -8
No it is an SCT thing, the restoring of system metrics is custom code. I broke that somewhere along SCT 1.5 and didn't fix it. Will be fixed in 1.7 (if I ever get that stupid updater done).
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