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Classic Design under Windows 10 use – so it goes

  • Oct 17, 2025
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Unlike Windows 7, you can use with the new Windows 10, a classic Win98-Design only indirectly: From the official side, the Retro is no longer supported-Layout. We will show you how you can still benefit from the old Windows themes.

Windows 10: Classic Theme manually download

A User has developed a deviantart.com a Design for Windows 10, the way of the old Win98 Look:
  1. Open the Theme page on deviantart.com and download the file on "Download" at the top right down.
  2. Unzip the downloaded ZIP file and extract the file "classic.theme".
  3. You will have to copy the file in the folder "C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes".
Classic Design for Windows 10
  • Note: this procedure does not, you can as an alternative, the Freeware-Tool "UltraXThemePatcher" use.

Classic Design under Windows 10 use

You can now activate the "installed" Design:
  1. Click with the right mouse button on a free area of the desktop.
  2. In the context menu select "personalize".
  3. Now navigate to the right over the "Design" to "design settings".
  4. Here you can select the "Classic"Theme and you confirm this by clicking on "OK".
  5. Note: Alternatively, you can also use "system settings" > "change theme" reach.
Special: We will provide you with the best free themes for Windows 10 to Download.

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