Dark Windows 8 Theme for Windows 7 (Must-See!)

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I proudly present the ultimate Windows 8 theme for Windows 7! You either download the “light” Windows 8 theme or the Ultimate edition that comes with support, installer and more features, both are free!

What is this? This is a shell theme for Windows 7 that will modify the appearance of Windows 7 to make it look like the fictional Windows 8. Below you can see the final results. The free theme comes with no tutorials, help or support, but is a good choice for more advanced Windows 7 users. If you need help, download the ultimate edition below.

Dark Windows 8 Start Menu

Do you want a new Start menu? This is what it looks like:

Dark Windows 8 Explorer

Windows 8 Theme Start Menu

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Windows 8 Theme Start Menu

The theme also includes a new Windows 8 wallpaper (very minimalistic).

Download Ultimate Windows 8 Theme for Windows 7 (More Features, Support, Theme Installer & More)

This theme comes with more features, a theme installer, a 16-page ebook how to speed up Windows 7, very detailed installation instructions for beginners and email support.

Light Download: Stripped Windows 8 Theme for Windows 7

This theme is “stripped”, without any tutorials or help whatsoever. If you are new and need help with installing this Windows 8 theme, then download the “ultimate edition” above where we included an installer. Advanced users may only need the light theme.

For more Windows 8 themes, make sure to check out our page dedicated to the best Windows 8 themes .

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There are 7 comments for this article

lipu March 28, 2011 at 11:16 pm

thanx
puneet June 1, 2011 at 1:30 pm

thanks
Arindam Saha June 4, 2011 at 5:07 am

Where is the Download link for Ultimate Windows 8 Theme for Windows 7? When I click on the download button, it redirects to the same page again. Right now I’m downloading the Dark Windows 8 theme. Hope I can install this thing.
vanraj June 28, 2011 at 10:52 am

why not support any themes on windows xp 64bit
anand gupta July 4, 2011 at 8:16 pm

Where is the Download link for Ultimate Windows 8 Theme for Windows 7? When I click on the download button, it redirects to the same page again. Right now I’m downloading the Dark Windows 8 theme. Hope I can install this thing.
Eli July 13, 2011 at 7:23 pm

nice theme, i have it all installed but i cannot get the taskbar icons to change like yours are, how do i do that?
m j July 30, 2011 at 9:50 am

can anyone tell me how to install this dark windows8 theme…….???