
Ribbon in File Explorer can be disabled using OldNewExplorer. In order to return classic context menus everywhere we need to follow these two tutorials: Please, note, that taskbar won’t look exactly like mine even then-there we’ll be bigger spaces between icons (I use modified version of the VS). In order to make taskbar grey, add custom Start button and menu I use Classic Shell. I personally use UxStyle () although it isn’t completely stable (sometimes UxStyle service needs to be restarted in order to be able to change your current VS into a non-Microsoft-made (custom) one). In Windows 7 an experienced custom visual style creator could have done most of the work inside the VS itself but moving forward to later Windows versions the less customizability we get the more different tools we need to use in order to achieve our desired results so here are the details:įirst of all, using our preferred method we need to enable custom visual style support. Of course! This was made possible by several tools. You will end up with the following appearance:ĭo you like these themes? Do you miss the good old classic theme in Windows 10? Tell us in comments.


There is a hidden "Aero Lite" theme in Windows 10 which is used as the base for High Contrast themes. I managed to get something that looks close to the original classic themes. However, let's not go into that territory. The Aero engine, which is the only one available in Windows 10 (and Windows 8), has no support for title bar gradients unless system files are patched. Microsoft has removed support for most color and font metrics and only keeps themes based on visual styles. Windows 10 comes without the classic theme engine.

Unfortunately, there is no direct way to get the exact appearance of any of the classic themes, especially the ones which have title bar gradients. They have a special place in my heart as a reminder of the good old times of Windows 2000, which was my favorite operating system for many years. Advertisеment I always liked how classic themes looked.
