10 of the Best Windows 10 Themes You Should Check Out | Tips & Tricks

1. GreyEveTheme

One of the best “dark” themes of recent times, GreyEveTheme makes Windows 10 literally much easier on the eyes with its color palette of blacks and greys. For those who find the harsh white backgrounds of windows like File Explorer and the Settings app, this one’s for you.

Note that this theme doesn’t include any interface or design changes. It sticks with the flat Windows 10 design and pretty much switches the lights off on it. If you’re looking for more significant overhauls of how Windows 10 looks, read on…

2. Windows XP

Let’s get started with possibly the most nostalgic and universally-loved theme in Windows history – Windows XP. Doesn’t that blue-and-green taskbar just look so welcoming and bouncy?

To get an authentic Windows XP look, you first need to get Classic Shell, which provides the necessary customization tools for Windows 10. After that you can get the Classic Shell XP suite for Windows 10 to get that unadulterated XP look.

3. Taiwan Culture Sketches

Taiwan Culture Sketches is the only theme that’s actually from Microsoft that made it onto the list. It’s basically a glorified collection of wallpaper images with some color matching. The included wallpapers are great.

4. Penumbra

Like the other themes we review in the rest of this list, Penumbra is not made by Microsoft. You’ll need to apply the patches above before and manually place the theme’s files in the right folder before you can use the theme. But once you have it set up, it’s a beautiful, dark theme that makes using your system at night a pleasure.

5. Seda

Seda is another dark theme from DeviantArt. Unlike Penumbra, it’s not completely dark, with light grays sprucing up the interface. It also themes the context menu in a lovely dark gray to complete the look.

6. Arc

Arc includes several variations of its main black and white theme. For maximum effect, you’ll want to install the Arc icon pack alongside the theme, also from DeviantArt.

7. Windows 95

This theme restores as much of the Windows 95 operating system’s aesthetic as it can. If you’ve been hoping to return to gradient title bars, rectangular buttons and bevelled edges, this theme will take you there. Combine it with SillySamPixelArt’s Windows 95 theme pack – which includes sounds and icons – for the best effect.

8. Simplify 10

Simplify 10 is actually a pack of Windows 10 themes, all collected around the same simple aesthetic. It flattens the Windows interface as much as possible, relying on subtle variations in grey and white to distinguish different parts of the UI. It also shrinks the window control buttons, which may or may not be to your liking.

9. LAB

AB‘s major visual change is a heavy black bar that runs across the top of every themed window. It also reduces contrast dramatically across the entire system and reskins most of the UI.

10. Anthem Two

Like LAB, Anthem Two also adds a heavy black bar to the top of all themed windows. It doesn’t reduce contrast as much as LAB, however, making it a little easier on the eyes.

Conclusion

If you’re willing to risk a little frustration to get a much better-looking system, these Windows 10 themes will be right up your alley.