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Published: 2015-08-09 18:19:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 106284; Favourites: 154; Downloads: 15456
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I use Windows 10 for several days. Like many others, I wanted the theme with colored title bar. I tried some already existing tricks but they didn't work very well. So I decided to make my own theme and of course I want to share it with you as always.I fixed and redesigned active and inactive window borders. Also I fixed some bugs that existed in the original theme.
I hope that you will enjoy in this theme.
Update 2
16/08/2015
Add colored title bar theme with white text and caption buttons
Updated basic style, no more old Windows 7 look
Changed inactive windows color for black and white theme
Update 1
11/08/2015
Add black color theme
Initial release
09/08/2015
My Windows 7 themes:
Windows 10 RTM Theme for Windows 7
Windows 8/8.1 Theme for Windows 7
Windows 8 Release Preview Theme for Windows 7
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UxStyle:Β uxstyle.com/
I know why it looks like it flickers though. It's the way Microsoft made the X button fade in that makes it look like it's flickering.
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I still can't get my top border of the windows to change when the window is inactive Β :/
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Did you patch your system before using theme.
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Not sure. I spent the last two days reinstalling my pc, slept very little and a lot of it
I did in a blurry state of mind. Patching it would have prevented it to work?
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I don't know what to tell you. You shouldn't have a problems. Just follow the instructions from README file.
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Fixed! On my first run of W10 I had indeed patched according to the readme file.
This time I must have been out of it as I didn't. Β Now fully enjoying your great
theme Β and it'll go directly in my flashdrive toolkit
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Hi Thanks for this exactly what i was looking for, Awesome Job!!!Β
Is there any reason with the latest version that the edges of the window become transparent when the window is not the active one, Only thing thats bugging the crap outta me, wasn't like this in the previous version.
Please see screenshot.
i.imgur.com/CyDvJMH.jpg
Thanks Again!!!
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Thanks.
It's always been transparent but you didn't noticed. Believe it or not this border is a part of the start menu and jump list so I didn't want to change.
You're welcome.
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is there a specific reason for the File Explorer title to stay slightly blue'ish when it's not active? it only happens with File Explorer.
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No. Just Windows 10 has some strange side effects. I will try something these days.
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This is great. Black theme feels epic.
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great theme... found one bug so far, when i start old games in basic skin (which was win7-like before in origianl win10)
it looks crippledΒ i.imgur.com/xYN9o69.png
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Fixed. I tried something but is not good. I went back to a safe solution. Anyway thanks for the feedback.
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ur welcome.. i keep looking out for bugs
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Somebody in a course under any index in Windows10.msstyles are new style of buttons? It did not get to find them. i.imgur.com/nD1316a.jpg . All images - rghost.ru/6YTsK8vZ8
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Sorry but I don't understand your question?
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I want to change the style of buttons in the theme, on such and such like in Windows 8.
Button style like this i.imgur.com/vhVqaeF.png
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Its not working for me. The inactive windows have the same color as the active, it the windows title of the inactive sometimes show the greu background as what was happening with the old "color theme" that was around the internet.
Win10 Pro x64.
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Also, when in black theme, the windows controls are black and i cant see them, except the close button.
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I solved it myself, thanks.
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Care to share the fix for the active/inactive plz?
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I dont know the fix exactly. I had installed another windows 10 color theme and i think the themes folder was a bit messed up, i also deleted the folders aero and windows from the themes folder and i think i shouldnt have. I also ran a couple of times the system file checker (sfc /scannow) command and it repaired some files that uxthemepatcher modified. Something broke and it made my OS to not boot.
In the end i had to do a system restore to sometime that morning, i put the default windows 10 theme and then i applied the theme from this page and now all the colors are showing as they should (except some color depending on the applications themselves that dont fit well with the black theme).
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I'm glad you made it. Enjoy in theme.
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Thank for for sharing this! exactly what I was looking for, kind of.
Just a few suggestions/questions.
* Is it possible to change the color of the icon backgrounds? for example blue instead of black, but still have black/white titlebars?
* These icons:Β i.imgur.com/33dDtBE.jpg
* Also, is it possible to make the "not-selected program/folder/" not so grey or washed out black color? like.. make it more black, similar to the selected one?
* Like this:Β i.imgur.com/WccScSv.jpg
Otherwise, great job!
Thanks!
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You're welcome.
1. Not possible.
2. Possible. Download theme again.
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Aw, Guess I have to get used to the black backgrounds of the icons then.
redownloaded, thanks 
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fantastic work, thank you!
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Amazing .. you really don't know how much I have been waiting for that.Β
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
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Hi, is there a way to disable the theme for a specific application?
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Congrats on your work, man, this fixed my main beef with Windows 10. You did a better job than whoever fumbled the color scheme for active/inactive titlebars at Microsoft.
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Is there a way for the dark theme to make the inactive window's title bar black as well? I made the active window as dark as i could, but I also want the inactive to be like that. I'm fine with differentiating them by how the names look I don't need it to be gray.
Can you help me with that?
Others than that I like the theme.
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If I understand you want to make active and inactive windows to be the same color? But where's the point?
Thanks.
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Yeah that's what I meant, I just don't really like the grayish color on the inactive window. You can still see the difference by looking at the title bar's text like before.
Can you tell me how I can change it?
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I made some changes. Otherwise, you have on the net themes with same color of active and inactive windows. Still doesn't make sense.
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Thanks man. I'm using the white theme now while making the title bar black now and it looks way better now.
You did a really good job on these themes!
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Wow, this is so amazing!
I hope Microsoft wouldn't break this via Windows Update though...
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Thanks a lot dude, it's really cool.
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Your theme worked with Firefox 39 but the new FF seems to hate your theme, the buttons keep staying white >> i.imgur.com/SQLMPoj.png
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