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How To Install and Use Third Party Themes In Windows

Here in this tutorial we will tell you on how to install and Use Third party themes in windows. Third Party themes add charm to our Desktop Screen. However, before doing that you must need to patch system files on your windows. Patching Files is not that tough, however for newbie it might seem to be a little difficult. 

To make the task simpler here, we will tell you about certain applications which could help you in patching system files easily that will help in the installation of custom third party themes. 

Download Software to Patch System Files

Here, we will tell you about 5 different Software which you can use to patch your system files on windows.

1) UxStyles
This is a small bit of software which relaxes windows theme signature requirements to enable third party customization. This is considered as the most famous patching system files software and is available for all version of Windows. It is first introduced in March 2009.

Click here to get UxStyle

2)  Universal Theme Patcher
This patcher mostly work for Windows XP, vista and 7. This is a portable application which means it doesn't require installation. This could also be run using a Pendrive. You don't need to worry about any unexpected issues which generally occurs during the installation of a file from untrusted site. If you want to use an unofficial theme for windows, this is the quick and painless way to make that possible. 

Click here to get Universal Theme Patcher 

3) UXTheme Multi-Patcher
This is a software solution especially designed so that you can use any Windows Visual Style you wish to. It patches the theme files and also lets you skip the certification validation in windows. This work completely on Windows 7, Vista and Windows server 2003 and 2008. As this software tries to modify a system file, you must backup your system before trying as even a simple error could slow down your system or even break down windows altogether. 

Click here to get UXTheme Multi-Patcher

4) VistaGlazz
This is specially designed for windows vista. You might have noticed that when you maximize a window in vista, it losses its transparency and the title-bar becomes black. Many people want the transparency effect even if they maximize the window. If you use Windows Vista and want to improve this, you can use this system files patching software. 

Click here to get VistaGlazz

5) UltraUXThemePatcher
This is a well known system files patching software and is used for Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and 2008, Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 as well. This comes for both i.e. 32 and 64 bit version. This software is a fast, free and without problems as if this software finds your version to be not supported, its toll will recognize it and will do nothing. 

Click here to get UltraUXThemePatcher

Note: Try to download any theme from reputed and trusted sites always. 

 How To apply Custom 3rd Party Theme

Once you have patched windows successfully, go to your desired theme folder (which contains a .theme file and a folder containing .msstyle file). Copy this folder to "%Windir%\ Resources\Themes\" folder. Here, %Windir% means Window directory present in the system drive where windows is installed. Generally, this is C drive where windows is installed. In the screenshot shown below, you can see various default themes present along with a third party theme Niqu.
Here, double click on .theme file and this will apply the theme to your system. You could also apply any theme to your system using Properties of Context menu (clicking right button on Desktop opens the context menu).

Conclusion
Patching generally plays with your system files. In general there is no such problem as I have patched so many times in my PC itself. However, downloading software from un-trusted sites might cause unexpected issue to your system as it contains malware. If you are worry about this too much you can try the 2nd option mentioned above as it doesn't require any installation. 

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