Theme Manager

Review

Manage all your skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, etc. from a single interface.

Theme Manager for Windows can really add some creativity to your desktop. It allows companies or individuals to add some branding to their desktop, modify the start button, title bars and icons.

Several different themes are available directly from Stardock Systems and from the themes that you can download from their site, you are able to create customized themes by mixing and matching different elements from those custom themes, thus creating your own custom theme.

The overall goal of using Theme Manager is to completely change the way Windows looks. You can use these themes to create custom Windows 7 themes, or simply apply the looks to other versions of Windows like Windows Vista or Windows XP.

Theme Manager 2.3 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs

This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from theme software for windows without restrictions. Theme Manager 2.3 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.

Since the publisher or product no longer exists, the download of Theme Manager is from the archive and therefore outdated; updates to this software should not be expected. Filed under:

1. Theme Manager Download
2. Freeware Theme Software for Windows
3. Background Management Software

Themes

The Themes setting includes settings to customize elements of the Windows visual style, including the window glass color, desktop background, and brand icon.

To customize the Windows default theme, you must include the settings: DesktopBackground and ThemeName. You may also optionally include the settings: BrandIcon, UWPAppsUseLightTheme, and WindowColor.

In addition to customizing the Windows default theme, you can also create additional custom themes using .theme files. See instructions in the MSDN topic: Creating and Installing Theme Files. Theme files can’t be used as the Windows default, however, users can choose to apply one of your custom themes from their Personalization settings if desired.

Child Elements

Setting	Description
BrandIcon	Specifies the path to a graphic file that is incorporated in the theme preview in the user’s Personalization settings.
CustomDefaultThemeFile	This setting is deprecated. To customize the Windows default theme, simply define the DesktopBackground and ThemeName settings. You may also optionally include the settings: BrandIcon, ScreenSaver, UWPAppsUseLightTheme, and WindowColor. Note: While you can add additional custom themes to a Windows installation using a .theme file, .theme files can no longer be used as the default theme. Only the elements listed here can be customized in the Windows default theme.
DesktopBackground	Specifies the path to a graphic file that is used for the desktop background.
ScreenSaver	Specifies the path to a screen-saver file. Note: This setting is now removed. Lockscreen features and policies are preferred over using ScreenSaver. We recommend using automatic power plans to dim the screen. This can help reduce system power consumption.
ThemeName	Specifies the name of the customized Windows default theme.
UWPAppsUseLightTheme	Specifies whether dark mode is applied to UWP apps. By default, the classic Windows color mode (light theme) is used.
WindowColor	Specifies the color of the window borders and the color of various other elements in the system, most notably colors in the Start menu, common controls, active-underline for open apps in the taskbar, and Quick Action tiles in the notification area.

Valid Configuration Passes

Parent Hierarchy

Applies To

For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set a customized theme.

How To Change Theme in Windows 10 (All Ways)

Windows 10 supports themes which may include custom desktop backgrounds, sounds, mouse cursors, desktop icons, and an accent color. There are a number of methods you can use to change a theme in Windows 10. Let’s review them all.

In Windows 10, you can get extra themes using Windows Store or install them from a themepack file. Themes may include:

• Desktop background: An image, a set of images, or a solid color which can be used as a wallpaper.
• Colors. Windows 10 allows changing the color of the window frame, window borders, active elements and selected items.
• Sounds. A set of sounds that are assigned to various events like notifications, message dialogs, window operations, emptying the Recycle Bin, and so on.
• Screen Saver. Screen savers were created to save very old CRT displays from being damaged by issues like screen burn-in. These days, they are mostly used to personalize the PC with entertaining visuals or improve its security with additional password protection.
• Pointers. By default, Windows 10 comes with no custom cursors bundled and uses the same cursors as Windows 8. Users who love customizing their OS may want to change them.
• Desktop Icons. Themes can change icons like This PC, Recycle Bin, and so on.

Where Windows 10 stores themes

Windows 10 stores themes under different folders.

• Themes that you’ve installed manually, saved, or synced from your Microsoft account are stored in the folder %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes .
• Default themes are the ones that come pre-installed with Windows 10. They can be found in the folder C:\Windows\Resources\Themes .
• High Contrast Themes. — Themes that make items on your screen easier to see. They are part of the Ease of Access feature of Windows 10. They can be found in the folder C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes .

The current theme can be found in the Registry. See the CurrentTheme string (REG_SZ) value under the following key:

See the following screenshot:

To change the theme in Windows 10, do the following.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Go to Personalization ->Themes.
3. On the right, click on a theme you like under Apply a theme.
4. The theme is now applied.

Alternatively, you can use the classic Control Panel applet to quickly apply a custom theme, or any of the default themes, or the High Contrast theme.

Change the theme in Windows 10 using the Control Panel

1. Press the Win + R keys on the keyboard.
2. Type or copy-paste the following command in the Run box: explorer.exe shell. .
3. This will open the classic Personalization applet. Click on the desired theme in the list to install it.

Apply a High Contrast theme using Settings

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Go to Ease of Access -> High Contrast.
3. On the right, set the option Turn on high contrast.
4. From the Choose a theme drop down list, choose one of the four pre-installed High Contrast themes.

Finally, you can apply a theme from a file manager app like File Explorer.

Change the Windows theme from File Explorer

1. Open File Explorer app.
2. Navigate to the folder which contains the *.theme file of the theme you want to apply. The default folders are mentioned in the beginning of this article. e.g., visit the folder C:\Windows\Resources\Themes .
3. Double-click on the *.theme file to apply the theme. The theme will be applied. Also, Windows 10 will open the Themes page of the Settings app.

Change your theme with Winaero Theme Switcher

Winaero Theme Switcher is an application which allows you to change a Windows theme from the command line. It is primarily intended to be used with the command prompt or in a batch file where you want to automate the applying of a custom theme.
The syntax is as follows:

To apply one of the default themes, you can run the following command:

Running the app without parameters will open the following GUI.

Please refer to the following article to learn useful tips and tricks about this app:

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More about Theme Manager

The program version is 2.3 and it has been updated on 8/09/2006. Theme Manager is available for users with the operating system Windows 98 and previous versions, and it is available in English.Since we added this software to our catalog in 2003, it has obtained 113,014 downloads, and last week it had 11 downloads. Theme Manager is a program that will require less free space than the average program in the category Desktop customization software. It’s a software frequently downloaded in United Republic Of Tanzania, Switzerland, and India.

Author’s review

Theme Manager s a program for Microsoft Windows that allows companies to provide branded desktops. Theme Manager OEM can change virtually every part of the Windows environment — title bars, Start bar, push buttons, icons, wallpaper, media players, and much more.

Stardock can provide both the software technology and the art resources to turn the Windows desktop into whatever you would like it to be. Your users can optionally turn it on and off with just a few clicks. It’s a great way to promote your product or service, website, film, game, or just to have a branded desktop in your company.

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