Old-school high contrast themes don’t use Aero and they’re only 2 KB in size. Great for multitasking – reducing the chances for errors and lags – makes working on your PC look and feel more classic. I created a few for personal use.

Click the names to download.

Install: Double click the file. 


ProStyle

  • Editor text is white
  • Marked text is orange
  • Explorer window is in a solid dark gray
  • File names are white
  • OS is in a slightly brighter gray

Ruthless

  • Editor text is white
  • Marked text is gray
  • Explorer window (inside, outside) is in a beautiful solid gray
  • File names are white

OHacker

  • Editor text is orange
  • Explorer window is in a beautiful dark gray
  • file names are orange
  • OS is in a slightly brighter gray

RoyalGreen

  • Editor text is yellow
  • Marked text is bright yellow
  • Explorer window is dark green
  • OS is in a rich dark red
  • It’s like royal golf & red carpet

G-TrilecticTask

  • Editor text is is gray
  • Marked text is orange
  • Explorer window is in a nighty dark blue
  • File names are gray
  • I also call this one NSAblue since it looks so mean

G-TrilecticGreen

  • Editor text is gray. Marked text is orange
  • Explorer background is dark gray
  • OS is in a matrix-ish green

G-TrilecticBuff

  • Editor text is gray
  • Marked text is orange
  • Explorer window (inside) is in dark gray
  • The OS is in a “buff” dark orange/brown
  • File names are gray
  • It’s aimed to be cosy

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Create your own

  1. Right-click on the empty desktop and choose Personalize
  2. Click Window Color (which is between “Desktop Color” and “Sounds”)
  3. Set your colors and fonts of choice for the elements you like: They go from window elements, explorer colors to menu fonts and sizes. 
  4. Click Apply every time you change something, so you don’t lose track.
  5. If you’re finished, end with Apply and OK.
  6. Your theme is now called “Unsaved theme“, you can see it right at the beginning of the theme list (top left).
  7. Click Save Theme and name it something.
  8. You can right-click the theme, save it to a location and share the file.