Where to download official themes for Windows 10

With the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft tried to offer a new version much more modern and complete, in terms of functions, of its operating system. We may like its appearance more or less, but the truth is that what is important is everything it offers us in terms of functionality, support, compatibility, stability and performance. In the visual aspect, the truth is that the solution is quite simple, since we can install new themes that give it an appearance more to our liking. Next, we are going to show you where to download official themes for Windows 10.

When we talk about official topics, our search is restricted to the Microsoft Store, since they are topics developed by those of Redmond or that have been validated by them and they offer us all kinds of guarantees when installing them in our system.

The truth is that its installation is very simple, just select the theme in question, download it and once this is done, it will appear available to change our theme. To do this, just open the Windows 10 configuration page, select the Personalization option and then click on the Themes menu option .

There we will find within the Change theme section , all the themes that come by default with the system and all those that we have been downloading from the official store. Just click on the theme that we want to apply and in a few moments we will see how the appearance, colors and some effects and transparencies are modified and make our system much more attractive.

Download all kinds of official themes for Windows 10

To download official themes for Windows 10 we have two options, go directly to the Microsoft store from the icon on our desktop or from the browser or open the system configuration page and from the option Personalization> Themes , click on Get more themes in the Microsoft Store.

Once there, let’s see how today we can choose between 350 themes , all of them totally free. At first glance, we will be able to see a photo of the theme itself, the name, the evaluation of other users who have downloaded it and if it is free or not.

When selecting any of them, the detail page of each topic will be shown. There we will be able to see all the information about the topic itself, the number of images and their quality, some screenshots, approximate size, publication date and a list of similar topics. We can also check the system requirements, version of Windows 10 compatible with the theme or architecture required.

From the topic’s detail page itself, we can click on the Get button , which will take us to the Microsoft Store. From there, just click Get again and wait for the download and installation process to finish. As soon as we finish, a notification will appear on our desktop indicating that the download and installation of the official theme for Windows 10 has been completed successfully. From there we can choose the option to Apply the theme , although we can also do it from the System Settings page.

It is also possible to access the Microsoft Store from this same link , where we will find the classification of topics by categories made by the company itself. This way, you may find the one you like the most quickly. You can choose between:

  • Animals
  • Art (illustrative)
  • Photographic art)
  • Automotive
  • Games
  • Holidays and seasons
  • Films
  • Natural wonders
  • Places and landscapes
  • Plants and flowers
  • Of the community
  • Brand themes
  • Panoramas (dual monitor)
  • With custom sounds

When displaying any of the options, the available themes will be shown and from there we will be able to download them. Of course, we will not see the preview of images and to install this theme, we will have to go to the folder where we have downloaded it and double click on the file so that it appears available to us.

In one way or another, when activating the official Windows 10 theme, we will see how the images, appearance, colors and effects are applied automatically and will be visible on our desktop.

Other websites to download themes

In addition to the Microsoft Store or Microsoft Store, there are other websites where we can download themes for Windows 10, yes, they are not official. Therefore, although we should not encounter problems, any errors that we cause in the system will be our responsibility.

Some of the trusted sites where we can find themes for Windows 10 are:

  • Devianart
  • Themepack
  • Themebeta

Installing these types of themes is usually as simple as double-clicking on the downloaded file. Automatically, we will see how the theme appears within the Themes section in the Personalization section of the Windows 10 configuration page.

Create your own theme for Windows 10

But if we prefer, it is also important to know that we can create our own theme manually for Windows 10. To do this, just follow these simple steps:

  • Create a folder on our computer with the images to include.
  • We open the System Configuration page
  • We navigate to Personalization> Background
  • Click on the Browse button within the option Choose albums for the presentation
  • We select the folder where we have the images
  • We click on the menu option Colors within Personalization
  • We choose the accent color for our theme
  • We go to the Themes option and within Current Theme: Custom , click on Save theme
  • We choose and configure the sounds of our Windows 10 theme
  • We save the changes

Install themes outside the Microsoft Store

To install a theme in Windows 10 that we have obtained outside the Microsoft Store, we must know that for its installation to be simple, they must be compatible with Windows 10. In this way, it will not be necessary to use third-party applications for installation. Normally, when we download a theme for Windows 10, what happens is the same as when we download any other file from the Internet, a file will automatically be saved on our hard drive. Now, to know if it is compatible or not with the Microsoft environment, we must look at its extension. In this case, in order to perform a quick and easy installation, the file must be of the type deskthemepack .

If so, the system will automatically recognize it and by simply double-clicking on the file the system itself will execute it and proceed with the installation. Once the process is finished, we will see if everything has gone correctly if the system theme changes and the colors and images of the theme that we just installed are shown.

Program to install third-party themes

If we are not able to install a theme downloaded from an independent website, we can use a program called UltraUXThemePatcher .

When we are installing it, a message may appear that warns you that the program is from an unknown developer. at that time you must click Yes to grant it all the permissions it needs to install.

Once the program has been installed and the computer restarts, we can use this program to install all the third-party themes that we have downloaded.

when you download a theme, for example from DevianArt, unzip the file and copy the .theme files and the folder with the theme name in C: WindowsResourcesThemes .

Once you have it there, you just have to double-click on the .theme file you want, as you do with the rest of the programs, so that it loads on your system.

It is a very easy and simple way to install the themes of the third-party websites that we discussed above.

 

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