Ingan121
Sophomore Member
Posts: 104 
OS: Windows 10 22H2
Theme: Arc dark
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor
RAM: 32GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Computer Make/Model: VPS-ish thingy (ComViewers)
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Post by Ingan121 on Nov 20, 2020 8:25:29 GMT -8
Using the DWM patch method with BasicThemer 2 (and optionally DwmUnExtendFrame) looks pretty good. 
I think the simplest method to switch theme on startup is using a Aero-enabled theme with your desired color scheme then stopping the Themes service on startup. 
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Post by prengle on Nov 20, 2020 10:13:54 GMT -8
out of curiosity, how did you get this theme working with a custom titlebar gradient + font? i think it's a pretty good clone all things considered, but the lack of easy customization compared to the actual classic theme is kind of a dealbreaker for me |
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Post by ihatemetro on Nov 20, 2020 17:08:16 GMT -8
out of curiosity, how did you get this theme working with a custom titlebar gradient + font? i think it's a pretty good clone all things considered, but the lack of easy customization compared to the actual classic theme is kind of a dealbreaker for me I think it's the real classic theme with aero/DWM working. Otherwise the titlebar button size and the colour scheme would be different. |
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Ingan121
Sophomore Member
Posts: 104
OS: Windows 10 22H2
Theme: Arc dark
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor
RAM: 32GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Computer Make/Model: VPS-ish thingy (ComViewers)
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Post by Ingan121 on Nov 21, 2020 8:14:40 GMT -8
out of curiosity, how did you get this theme working with a custom titlebar gradient + font? i think it's a pretty good clone all things considered, but the lack of easy customization compared to the actual classic theme is kind of a dealbreaker for me It’s the actual classic theme with DWM composition enabled. The patched dwm.exe from Classic AE mod 8 megapack from www.winclassic.net/thread/494/acceleration-gui-aero-themes-windows makes DWM not disable when switching to the classic theme with the title bar of the previous theme, and BasicThemer 2 replaces the themed title bar with the actual classic one. |
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Post by prengle on Nov 21, 2020 18:24:30 GMT -8
out of curiosity, how did you get this theme working with a custom titlebar gradient + font? i think it's a pretty good clone all things considered, but the lack of easy customization compared to the actual classic theme is kind of a dealbreaker for me It’s the actual classic theme with DWM composition enabled. The patched dwm.exe from Classic AE mod 8 megapack from www.winclassic.net/thread/494/acceleration-gui-aero-themes-windows makes DWM to not disable when switching to the classic theme with the title bar of the previous theme, and BasicThemer 2 replaces the themed title bar with the actual classic one. i was looking at this patched dwm file method last night, it sounds interesting and if you could provide a brief step-by-step guide on how to get this working consistently that'd be great - however, i was under the impression that you had to switch from aero to classic after logging in every single time because restarting the pc would disable dwm composition and reintroduce screen tearing. is this true? |
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Ingan121
Sophomore Member
Posts: 104
OS: Windows 10 22H2
Theme: Arc dark
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor
RAM: 32GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Computer Make/Model: VPS-ish thingy (ComViewers)
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Post by Ingan121 on Nov 29, 2020 6:57:45 GMT -8
It’s the actual classic theme with DWM composition enabled. The patched dwm.exe from Classic AE mod 8 megapack from www.winclassic.net/thread/494/acceleration-gui-aero-themes-windows makes DWM to not disable when switching to the classic theme with the title bar of the previous theme, and BasicThemer 2 replaces the themed title bar with the actual classic one. i was looking at this patched dwm file method last night, it sounds interesting and if you could provide a brief step-by-step guide on how to get this working consistently that'd be great - however, i was under the impression that you had to switch from aero to classic after logging in every single time because restarting the pc would disable dwm composition and reintroduce screen tearing. is this true? First, completely kill dwm.exe in the task manager, then run the following in admin cmd: takeown /a /f dwm.exe icacls dwm.exe /grant Administrators:F move dwm.exe dwm.exe.bak
Now unpack the zip and move Patch dwm.exe\Win7 (your architecture)\dwm.exe to %windir%\system32 then reboot. After reboot, set your theme to any Aero theme, and again to the classic theme.
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