Themes have been a part of Windows since at least Windows 95, and they’re still with us in Windows 7 in the form of a single file that packages together one or more desktop backgrounds, a screen saver ...

Microsoft stepped up its game in more ways than one with the advent of Windows 7. The graphical user interface looks and functions better than in previous releases and is easy to customize. Without ...

This free Windows 7 themepack for Christmas manages to be festive, stylish, and inspirational at the same time. Are you feeling a little blue this holiday season? I was, untilI installed Windows 7 ...

Reader Edwin wants to know how to change the themes in Windows 7. Specifically, he has multiple photos he wants to use for his desktop background, but can’t find a way to add more than one. If you’ve ...

Customizing the look and feel of Windows is a cinch with themes—problem is, Microsoft generally offers so few supported themes. That's changed in Windows 7 Beta: Microsoft is already offering 20 fresh ...

Relatively simple ways to remove Windows 7's floating-color-balls start-screen animation, and supply your own background images for the operating system's log-on screen and desktop. Dennis O'Reilly ...

Microsoft has released a number of new free themes to accompany the launch of its Windows 7 operating system. I can't say that I'm particularly fond of the themes and desktop backgrounds packaged with ...

If you have tried to use Windows 10 or Windows 8 theme packs on Windows 7, you may have found that you will not be able to do so. This is because, Windows 10/8 uses a new file extension .deskthemepack ...

The same way that it already allows advertisers to buy placement on various Microsoft sites and properties, Microsoft may allow them to extend their brands onto Windows 7. The ads aren't being foisted ...