Windows Classic theme has not been removed in Windows 8
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[QUOTE=Anixx;46518189]Try to make a bugreport to Classic Shell.[/QUOTE]
i don't think it's a classic shell bug
[img]http://i.imgur.com/NAsTI9t.png[/img]
i disabled classic shell for this pic
program button still looks like it's 1 pixel higher than it should be
it would line up with the thing on the right if it was 1 pixel lower
[QUOTE=gooooooooooogle;46518132]cool
but
look at THIS
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Y2j65nZ.png[/img]
taskbar buttons for windows are 1 pixel too high
im using classic shell btw
how to fix[/QUOTE]
Try to disable the language bar. Does it fix the issue? On WinXP it used to make the taskbar thicker.
[QUOTE=Anixx;46518274]Try to disable the language panel. Does it fix the issue? On WinXP it used to make the taskbar thicker.[/QUOTE]
i already have it disabled
[QUOTE=gooooooooooogle;46518280]i already have it disabled[/QUOTE]
Does the problem persist if u disable DWM with this method [url]http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=383450[/url] instead of w8classic?
If so, it may be hard-coded into Windows 8.
Also try to remove and re-add the taskbar, fix and unfix elements.
[QUOTE=Anixx;46518308]Does the problem persist if u disable DWM with this method [URL]http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=383450[/URL] instead of w8classic?[/QUOTE]
it doesn't
i did both methods in virtual machines
[URL]http://i.imgur.com/98Gyq8U.png[/URL]
left is w8classic, right is replaced dwm with exe that does nothing + renamed theme folder (and deleted some registry keys but idk if that did anything), both using the same theme from deskn.cpl
[QUOTE=gooooooooooogle;46520005]it doesn't
i did both methods in virtual machines
[URL]http://i.imgur.com/98Gyq8U.png[/URL]
left is w8classic, right is replaced dwm with exe that does nothing + renamed theme folder (and deleted some registry keys but idk if that did anything), both using the same theme from deskn.cpl[/QUOTE]
Why u have the white windows buttons? this should be fixed already.
[QUOTE=Anixx;46524175]Why u have the white windows buttons? this should be fixed already.[/QUOTE]
idk
[url]http://i.imgur.com/d4XD7c2.png[/url]
left is the manually disabled dwm thing, it has the taskbar buttons properly lined up but metro things don't work
something went wrong with the classictheme one: when it boots, it opens an explorer window instead of showing the taskbar & some windows have white buttons
Is this ibmPad guy registerd on facepunch? I want to thank him for releasing the source code :dance:
(My original post further up probably sounds super rude now that i look at it again :tinfoil:)
Fixes windows borders in Explorer:
[url]http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/customization/341309d1416750414-move-address-bar-below-menu-bar-windows-explorer-borderfix.zip[/url]
Use the last utility when you open folders in different windows. There is also a verson for those who open in the same window, but it is considerably more complicated.
Is running w8classic + classicshell enough to restore more or less everything, or is something additional needed? Is the program ok to run on windows 8.1 Enterprise 64bit?
Sorry to be bumping, but look what i found!
[URL]http://superuser.com/questions/513492/how-can-i-make-windows-8-use-the-classic-theme/844417#844417[/URL]
Beware, you must use this classic task manager patch in order for the task manager to work [url]http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-restore-the-good-old-task-manager-in-windows-8/[/url]
[QUOTE=Joakim Lindb;48098179]Sorry to be bumping, but look what i found!
[URL]http://superuser.com/questions/513492/how-can-i-make-windows-8-use-the-classic-theme/844417#844417[/URL]
Beware, you must use this classic task manager patch in order for the task manager to work [url]http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-restore-the-good-old-task-manager-in-windows-8/[/url][/QUOTE]
That File Explorer is Windows 95 tier.
Amazing.
[editline]2nd July 2015[/editline]
Now we just need somebody to make PROGMAN.EXE the main shell, and we'd achieve peak vaporwave.
I've made a comparison between Win95 and Win 8.1
Win95
[url=http://itmages.ru/image/view/2688957/7e98b1de?hd=1][img]http://storage3.static.itmages.ru/i/15/0629/s_1435593140_1952333_7e98b1deb7.png[/img][/url]
Win8.1
[url=http://itmages.ru/image/view/2689989/8672613b?hd=1][img]http://storage4.static.itmages.ru/i/15/0630/s_1435625305_6866000_8672613bc0.png[/img][/url]
At some point it might be a good idea to ask yourself "why".
[QUOTE=Ezhik;48101947]At some point it might be a good idea to ask yourself "why".[/QUOTE]
I'm actually getting better performance out of this.
[QUOTE=Ezhik;48101947]At some point it might be a good idea to ask yourself "why".[/QUOTE]
Looks better than the overly minimalistic trend.
kickin' it oldschool and functional instead of [I]"purrdeh"[/I]
[QUOTE=Anixx;48101647]I've made a comparison between Win95[/QUOTE]
how do you make win95 at fullhd? how about try do some fake metro apps :D
[QUOTE=Medevila;48114288]anybody bothered trying this with Win 10 yet?[/QUOTE]
just for test
[IMG_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/Z1sEOkP.jpg[/IMG_thumb]
[QUOTE=FluD;49669729]how do you make win95 at fullhd? how about try do some fake metro apps :D
just for test
[IMG_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/Z1sEOkP.jpg[/IMG_thumb][/QUOTE]
Nice!
So, what steps did you actually follow to get this on Windows 10? There's plenty of different kinds of shit in this thread, and some of the links contained malware. So which software/theme to download, and is there some documentation somewhere on what exactly they do and how they do it? Thanks!
[QUOTE=44 Mikko 43;49708108]So, what steps did you actually follow to get this on Windows 10?[/QUOTE]
ClassicTheme.exe and DESKN.CPL that's all
[QUOTE=Anixx;48101647]I've made a comparison between Win95 and Win 8.1
Win95
[url=http://itmages.ru/image/view/2688957/7e98b1de?hd=1][img]http://storage3.static.itmages.ru/i/15/0629/s_1435593140_1952333_7e98b1deb7.png[/img][/url]
Win8.1
[url=http://itmages.ru/image/view/2689989/8672613b?hd=1][img]http://storage4.static.itmages.ru/i/15/0630/s_1435625305_6866000_8672613bc0.png[/img][/url][/QUOTE]
can somebody please give a concrete step by step guide on how to make windows look like this? this whole thread is a clusterfuck and it's so hard for me to figure out what i'm supposed to be doing. right now all i've got is w8classic and classic task manager installed and explorer keeps crashing for no reason. i'm obviously missing something but there are so many side-tracked conversations and questions that it's impossible to keep track of who's talking about what
Hello, guys! The following reg file removes the glow from the taskbar:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"Composition"=dword:00000000
"ColorizationGlassAttribute"=dword:00000000
"EnableAeroPeek"=dword:00000000
"AlwaysHibernateThumbnails"=dword:00000000
"ColorizationColor"=dword:ff000000
"ColorizationColorBalance"=dword:00000064
"ColorizationAfterglow"=dword:d9000000
"ColorizationAfterglowBalance"=dword:0000000a
"ColorizationBlurBalance"=dword:fffffff6
"EnableWindowColorization"=dword:00000001
"ColorizationOpaqueBlend"=dword:00000000
The following AHK script removes the two black strips from taskbar:
WinSet, Style, +0x400000 , ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinSet, Style, -0x400000 , ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
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