With the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft tried to offer a new version much more modern and complete, as far as functions are concerned, of its operating system. We may like its appearance more or less, but the truth is that what is important is everything it offers us in terms of functionality, support, compatibility, stability and performance. In the visual aspect, the truth is that the solution is quite simple, since we can install new themes that give an appearance more to our liking. Next, we will show where to download official themes for Windows 10.
When we talk about official topics, our search is restricted to the Microsoft Store, since they are topics developed by those of Redmond or that have been validated by them and that offer us all kinds of guarantees when installing them in our system.
The truth is that its installation is very simple, just select the theme in question, download it and once done this will appear available to change our theme. To do this, simply open the Windows 10 configuration page, select the Personalization option and then click on the Themes menu option.
There we will find in the section Change theme , all the themes that come by default with the system and all that we have been downloading from the official store. Just click on the theme we want to apply and in a few moments we will see how the appearance, colors and some effects and transparencies are modified and make our system much more attractive.
Download all kinds of official themes for Windows 10
To download official themes for Windows 10 we have two options, go directly to the Microsoft store from the icon of our desktop or from the browser or open the system configuration page and from the option Personalization> Theme , click Get more themes in Microsoft Store.
Once there, we will see how today we can choose from 350 themes , all of them totally free. At first glance, we will be able to see a photo of the subject itself, the name, the rating of other users who have downloaded it and whether it is free or not.
When selecting any of them, we will show the detail page of each topic. There we will be able to see all the information of the subject itself, quantity of images and their quality, some screenshots, approximate size, publication date and a list of similar themes. We can also check the system requirements, version of Windows 10 compatible with the necessary theme or architecture.
From the topic detail page, we can click on the Get button, which will take us to the Microsoft Store. From there, just click on Get again and wait for the download and installation process to finish. Upon completion, a notification will appear on our desktop indicating that the download and installation of the official theme for Windows 10 has been successfully completed. From there we can choose the option Apply the theme , although we can also do it from the System Configuration page.
It is also possible to access the Microsoft Store from this same link , where we will find the classification of topics by categories that the company itself performs. In this way, you may find the one you like most quickly. You can choose between:
When displaying any of the options, the available themes will be shown and from there we can download them. Of course, we will not see the preview of images and to install this theme, we will have to go to the folder where we have downloaded it and double click on the file to make it appear available.
One way or another, at the time of activating the official Windows 10 theme, we will see how images, appearance, colors and effects are automatically applied and will be visible on our desktop.
Other websites to download themes
In addition to the Microsoft Store or Microsoft Store, there are other websites where we can download themes for Windows 10, yes, they are not official. Therefore, although we should not find problems, any error that causes us in the system will be our responsibility.
Some of the trusted sites where we can find themes for Windows 10 are:
The installation of this type of themes is usually as simple as double clicking on the downloaded file. Automatically, we will see how the theme appears in the Themes section in the Customization section of the Windows 10 configuration page.
Create your own theme for Windows 10
But if we prefer, it is also important to know that we can create our own theme manually for Windows 10. To do this, just follow these simple steps:
- Create a folder on our computer with the images to include.
- We open the System Configuration page
- We navigate to Personalization> Background
- Click on the Browse button in the Choose albums for presentation option
- Select the folder where we have the images
- Click on the option of the Colors menu in Customization
- We choose the color of emphasis for our theme
- We go to the Themes option and in Current Theme: Custom , click on Save theme
- We choose and configure the sounds of our Windows 10 theme
- We save the changes
