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By default Microsoft doesn't allow you to install extra themes. To do so you need to patch uxtheme.dll file first so lets get started

Patching the system

1. Download uxtheme patcher
2. Start UXTheme Multi-Patcher 6.0.exe and click the patch button and then confirm your OS then press ok and your system will restart

I get most of my themes from Theme XP but to install them they require you to install an annoying piece of adware below I will show you how to aquire there themes without installing it

1. Download and install Universal Extractor
2. Download whatever theme you want from Theme XP
3. Simply right click on the file you downloaded from Theme XP and click uniExtract to subdir
4. There should now be a new folder which will be called the same name as the file you downloaded from Theme XP Open this folder and you should find a folder inside it containing a .theme file copy all files in that directory to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes
5. Once copied over double click on the .theme file and it should apply the theme