See the following video to watch the whole process of this customization:
You can even enable the Windows XP start menu style in Classic Shell and apply the Windows XP Luna skin: There, you can get the 4K version of this beautiful wallpaper.įinally your Windows 10 will look as follows: While I included it in the archive, I suggest you to read this article: Windows XP support has ended today: A farewell to the venerable OS. Now, it is a good idea to apply the genuine bliss wallpaper. The window frame/title bar color also matches the taskbar. The taskbar will have an almost authentic XP look. You will get something like this: Click OK to apply the Start button image.
Again, browse for the file XPButton.png you downloaded and extracted from the archive. Then click "Button image" and then click the button. There, tick the option "Replace Start button" and then click the option "Custom button". Next, go to the Start button tab (the tab to the left of the Taskbar tab in Classic Shell).
In horizontal stretching below, set "Tile": This will make the taskbar look like in Windows XP.
#Linux windows xp skin archive#
The archive contains the taskbar texture, the wallpaper and the Start button to be used with Classic Shell.
#Linux windows xp skin install#
Install Classic Shell you downloaded earlier and do the following.
#Linux windows xp skin how to#
Today, we will see how to skin Windows 10's taskbar to give it a Windows XP appearance without using patches or themes.Īll we need is everyone's favorite Start menu replacement and system enhancement tool, Classic Shell. The appearance can be changed to some extent using UxStyle and third party themes, but in Windows 10, Microsoft prevents the taskbar from being skinned using visual styles (themes). Users who remember and like the appearance of Windows XP might not be very impressed by the default look of Windows 10. RECOMMENDED: Click here to fix Windows issues and optimize system performance