Install Aerolite Theme in Windows 10

Indianatone · 07 Jul 2015

Thank you for this. One has to ask the question why is the feature not in Windows 10? Is there any way to make a Windows 2000 /XP/ 7 Default theme without using 3rd party tools and especially hacked dll files. I would upgrade my non media center PC's to 10 if I could get it looking nicer.

Mystere · 07 Jul 2015

Indianatone said:

Thank you for this. One has to ask the question why is the feature not in Windows 10? Is there any way to make a Windows 2000 /XP/ 7 Default theme without using 3rd party tools and especially hacked dll files. I would upgrade my non media center PC's to 10 if I could get it looking nicer.

Because it doesn't work very well with Universal apps. Microsoft wants a consistent look and feel between desktop and Universal apps, so they removed a lot of functionality from desktop personalization until it can be added to Universal apps as well.

Edwin · 07 Jul 2015

Mystere said:

Because it doesn't work very well with Universal apps. Microsoft wants a consistent look and feel between desktop and Universal apps, so they removed a lot of functionality from desktop personalization until it can be added to Universal apps as well.

Yeah, basically, you wouldn't be able to perform these tweaks on your Windows phone so MS would rather not show the abilities available on the PC lest it screw up synced themes.

Mystere · 07 Jul 2015

Edwin said:

Yeah, basically, you wouldn't be able to perform these tweaks on your Windows phone so MS would rather not show the abilities available on the PC lest it screw up synced themes.

It has nothing to do with phones... The functionality isn't there in Universal apps on the PC either.

Brink · 07 Jul 2015

Don't forget to send feedback requesting this feature to be included by default. It just may make it later. :)

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7...dows-10-a.html

heyyahblah · 07 Jul 2015

I have been sending them feedback and up voting non stop since, this was one hell of a stupid feature to remove. Just like when they removed the ability to make the scroll bars at the side a bit wider then the default ones in Windows 8. Thank god I used Brink's reg hack that still works on Windows 10. Changing the full screen program vertical scroll bar from -255 to -285 makes one hell of a difference on 1080p res. Give it a try and you'll see what I mean, glad that still works

Scrollbar - Change Width Size in Windows 8

But yea, I have sent multiple feedback requests for this. They could have coded the apps separately from programs. Not force all white upon us. So I appreciate this hack/tweak very much.

Next step would be nice to change the text size on the Start Menu. That 8pt on 1080p for Start Menu items doesn't appeal to me very much. That size looks great on 1024x768 or 8" inch tablet versions, but not on a computer. I've sent in requests for that as well.

lehnerus2000 · 07 Jul 2015

Thanks Brink.

Edwin · 07 Jul 2015

For those using Firefox:

If you've used this tutorial to colorize your window headers and have chosen a rather dark color, here's a way to make inactive tab fonts white in Firefox 39.0:

Go to your Firefox profile folder:
C:\Users\[your moniker]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default

inside that folder, create a new folder named Chrome,

inside the Chrome folder, paste the following into notepad:

Code:

   tab:not([selected="true"] ) {

      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.95) !important;}

and save it as UserChrome.css

Close the folder and restart Firefox, if necessary.

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TeknoBug · 02 Aug 2015

Good to be able to change titlebar color, hate the white. But one problem, text in taskbar is black since my taskbar is black/grey.

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