50 best themes for Windows 8.1
Like any operating system, Windows supports themes, which are constantly updated. Many of us regularly use this feature, changing the appearance of the system beyond recognition.
Today we want to share with you a collection of awesome themes for Windows 8.1, which we collected after a long search on the Internet. Part of these topics were selected on the popular site DeviantArt (party theme), and others – the official site of Microsoft (the official theme).
The use of third-party themes
Before applying third-party themes you have to patch the file UxTheme.dll on your computer. Thanks to the tool UXTheme Multi-Patcher this process is super-easy. Here’s how it works:
Download the latest version of UXTheme Multi-Patcher and extract the contents of the downloaded archive. Then run the installation file and the installation process, uncheck the «Set Windows X’s Live as default home page» (otherwise the home page in your browser will be changed), and after click «Patch».
Then restart the computer and after that you will be able to apply any third party themes. To do this, simply download any of those and copy the file .theme and related folder in the following directory:
C:WindowsResourcesThemes
Now let’s look at some of the best third-party themes available for Windows 8.1.
Party theme
If you want to have your Desk completely transformed, you will need themes that completely change the visual style of the OS, and not just Wallpaper. The website DeviantArt is probably the best place to search for such topics. This is a very huge community, and to save you from any unnecessary trouble, we have tried to choose some of the best.
1. 8 Plus
2. Abisso 2014
3. Adobe CS6
4. Aero Glow 8.1
5. Aero7
6. AeroByDesign
7. Bel Minimal
8. Blaze
9. CamVs
10. Claro
11. Dark Aero
12. Elegant
13. Gray8.1
14. Gray8.1 Glass
15. Mimi
16. Naumn
17. Soft Glass 8
18. Tequila port
19. TwentyThirteen
20. Vanilla
21. Vlinder
22. White Window Borders
23. Xgreen
24. Xsun
25. xZmN
Official themes from Microsoft
Microsoft available a huge repository of official themes for Windows. Below, we have a selection of the most beautiful themes that were released last year. They all look like not only Windows 8.1, but the two previous versions of the OS, i.e. Windows 8 and 7.
26. Animal Affection
27. Autumn Bounty
28. Colors of Nature
29. Delectable Designs
30. Diffusion
31. Fun Fruit
32. Grow
33. Harvest Time
34. Hopes and Dreams
35. Impressions from Schleswig-Holstein
36. Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure
37. Lugares Coloridos
38. Masquerade
39. NASA Hidden Universe
40. Nature Macros
41. Painted Skies
42. Rainbow of Birds
43. Rango
44. Salt Lakes and Dead Sea
45. Small World
46. Thailand
47. Tropical Fish
48. Waterfalls
49. Winter Garden
50. Zune Elements