that come bundled with a standard installation of Windows. You can avoid all this copy-everything crapola by specifically using sounds/fonts/pointers/etc. If for example you have a theme that calls for a wallpaper image from c:picswallpaper.bmp, any computer you copy the theme to must also have that exact same file in the exact same location. (Image-1) Window 10 Start Sound, Logoff, Logon Registry entry 2.) Enable the Sounds in the Windows-10 Sound Scheme Please open in the the Windows 10 Control Panel the sound settings via the Sound icon.
the theme uses must be copied with the theme and put in the exact same location Please repeat the steps, for: WindowsLogoff, WindowsLogon and WindowsUnlock. The settings per each version of Windows differ, so you’ll need to stay in like-Windows territory when trading themes between Windows PCs.Īny custom sounds/fonts/wallpaper/mouse pointers/etc. XP themes only work correctly on XP-loaded computers, Win7 themes only work on Win7 computers and so on. Important notes about trading themes between Windows PCs How to enable a copied theme on another Windows PC?Ĭopy it to the destination computer, then double-click it. To do this, go to Personalization and click the “Save Theme” link to create one:Īnything listed under “My Themes” will be in the folder mentioned above.
You have to save at least one custom theme. Important note: If you haven’t saved any custom themes previously, there will be nothing there. …and clicking OK to open an Explorer window to see your custom theme files. You can access this by Windows Logo / Run, typing in the location: