How To Make Windows 11 look like Windows XP
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2023
- Today I'm going to show you how to make windows 11 look like Windows XP. Windows XP will go down in history as one of the most legendary operating systems to have ever existed. However, since its been out of support for half a decade we can't enjoy it any more. I'll show you how to change that by making Windows 11 look like Windows XP.
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XP was my childhood. Windows 7 was in my life for the longest though, and I can't decide which is my favorite, I love them both
I'd choose Windows 7. I like the aero glass look better.
@iFz_6s Windows 11 ewwwwww
@@Dr.Breen17 windows 11 good, i have it
I miss WinXP and 7 and also a bit of 10. I have Windows 11 right now and it's pretty nice to use, either that or I'm really used to it. The only thing I really hate about new stuff these days is the needing accounts/online and bloat.
Kinda samee
Not only does this help for nostalgia and aesthetics but the older start menus are actually wwaaaaaaaaayy more functional than the ones microsoft has been introducing with 10 and 11. Thanks a lot for the tutorial this makes the user experience so much more simple
I think the Windows 10 one has better features, personally. The full-screen one with cascading folders to be exact
XP is my favourite version of Windows.
Win 7 64bit with full Aero - the best.
I miss XP, simplier times when there wasn't so much useless crap clogging everything 😢
mine too, then after a windows update made my MusicMatch lifetime subscription obsolete
then installed XP Black version with a Pirate Logo i learned a lot from XP still have 2 of them.
*Windows 7* is still running on my daily use have dual boot Win7/10.
picked up two Win 11 from pawn shop, gave one to daughter kept other for me
edit: love this tutorial
Nah Windows 7 is the best because of the amazing Aero theme
@@fvrrljr I dual boot all my computers but it’s Linux + whatever version of windows.
I remember when XP was NEW. Hearing it being referred to as a "vintage" look makes me feel so old. I have my computer looking like WIndows 98! (well a cross between 98 and Mac OS and I think that looks pretty cool)
I personally prefer the 2000/me look personally, xp felt like the lego theme (yes there were complaints about luna looking like a toy) I still think macOS looks better than Win11, it's just way cleaner and apple is better at UX/UI than Microsoft.
@seawaterufopilot I used Stardock windowblinds 10. Even though it isn't free, it does have a free 30 day trial. I got it for only £5, but I think it was on sale at the time.
I've always said that if I ever take over Microsoft that I will include all themes all the way back from Windows 3 up to the current, and with the ability to change, mix and match things. For example, I use the recycle bin icon from Windows 7 because I think it looks the best. Back in my younger days, ironically when I had XP, I was able to change the recycle bin to a toilet and it made the flush sound when I emptied it. For some reason, I thought that was hilarious. I'd like to think I've matured since then, but I've noticed it's a lot harder to make Windows do what I want it to do, and if you're not too careful you can really hose your system. For the most part, now, if it's not broken, I don't fix it. I do have a "Break Me" computer to mess around with. The Tiny System I installed is really slowing down though.
Windows has lost its sense of humor.
I suggest you revisit the DOS Shell. MS really had a sense of humor when they packaged that thing with DOS 4.0. :-)
Hell yeah dude! That would be cool as hell.
i really loved how you coold make w7 look like w98 (i think?) with the classic theme, i wish they still kept it because i really want to make my w11 look like w7
ohh boyy the first windows release i use dwas 7. i always loved the look of xp
Just by seeing the taskbar, I've got some tears in my eyes. This video just brought me so many memories I've had with Win XP.
same here bro
I have four unopened copies of it :D
Hey man, I just wanted to say you have an amazing channel. You have helped me so much throughout the journey and cant thank you enough. I am currently in college at the moment for CyberSecurity trying to get my IST and Security + Certification. Don't worry, Ill make sure to mention you to my professor :)
Thanks a lot. you have solve 50% of windows 11 grief for an old guy (finding stuff easily). Now I just have to find out how to change the width of slide bar, and life will be bliss
Great video Pal! I love it. :)
The windows community is the absolute best. They always somehow find a way to undo Microsoft's UI changes.
By the way Rich, did you make a similar video to reskin Win10/11 to Win7 already? Or perhaps RetroBar works too in this case...
I haven't. However, it shouldn't be that difficult. Maybe it's a video I should think about doing.
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I would consider upgrading to windows 11 with this. As it would be almost nostalgic to put a windows xp shell on my ui that was the computer I spent my late teens early 20s and played video games on.
And putting that on my current gaming pc would feel full circle.
Thank you, tried this and this works very well. I just wish that Open shell had an XP Zune theme skin (to match Retrobars's version), and a resize option.
Great tutorial buddy! Thank you!!!
Thank you,
I just got around some of your videos and I noticed this title, so
I need to do it as windows 10
Despite all the bugs and problems they have... I 've been using retro bar and open shell to make Windows 11 look like XP... Miss them... long live the king.
For the folder icon problem, i think if you keep an empty folder with that exact icon and duplicate it, it might just use the xp icon, keep an empty xp folder in your documents and copy paste it if you need an empty folder
I also was thinking about this during the video 👍🏻
Now how about restoring Full Windows 7 appearance and functionality in Windows 11 (Aero Glass and All items removed from Settings and Put back into Control Panel and open like Control Panel Items) I hate settings in Windows since 10.
Include Flip3D!
Please I would so like it back in the control panel where it belongs. The only thing I do like is the PowerShell cmdlets.
i grew up with windows 8 or 8.1 and windows 7... old windows brings back memories
Great video, thanks. Subscribed! Long Live XP Pro!!👍
Yo, I was trying to use Open Shell, but for some unknown reason, it makes my computer glitch tf out and it doesn't even pop up when i press the start menu, my screen just repeatedly goes popping up and out and up and out, idk how to explain, but do you know how I could possibly fix it? or, are there any alternatives?
Great Video!!! Thank You!!!
Thank you for idea helping me a lot 😊
Thanks so much man, it’s good to see that old xp look again, reminded me of my old windows xp laptop haha
Good video. I've been using Object Desktop (Stardock's toolkit, same people that do WindowsBlinds) for years and it's pretty amazing. I like how most of their products work together. Not perfect, and not free (as you said), but the Start11, WindowBlinds, CursorFX, etc. can really give you some nice tweaking.
I'm waiting for CursorFX to get windows 11 support I really want to use CursorFX but it hasn't updated yet to work with windows 11 hopefully I'll be next to be updated.
I just downloaded WindowBlinds. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. My taskbar does not change.
@@crimesforgottenbytime , Stardock has good docs on their site. The taskbar should be themed (minimally) by WIndowBlinds. They also have Start11 (or Start10 depending on your version of Windows). That lets you go crazy with Start Menu and TaskBar customization. But WindowBlinds should skin it to some extent depending on the theme you choose. There are also a ton of WindowBlinds videos here on CZcams if you are new to it.
START11 V2.0 MAKES A FLOATING TASKBAR LIKE IN THE "LEAKED" WINDOWS 12
@@crimesforgottenbytime you have to change it. And also buy or start a 30 day trial
My retro bar doesn’t want to open the startup menu for no reason, it gives me a armory crate notification asking for my “win key” to access it. When I click it, it tries to install something but fails. So I can’t use it. Am I stupid or is this a real problem???
Installing Windows 10 LTSC 2021 + Debloater from Chris Titus Tech + softwares from your video to make your PC looked like Windows XP = Perfect blend of modern Windows experience with that XP's vibe.
I grew up with Windows 95 and 2000. I was never happy with any other theme than Classic with the sandstone color and square corners. It was a natural and pleasant environment that did not compete for my attention. There never has been a better theme, IMO. Boring is not bad!
How do you make the windows start menu actually work with the retro bar?, the windows start menu works but when the retro bar's on it doesn't
Thanks for your help!
Good job, thank you!
great video, thanks for the step-by-step.
Nice Video What I like to do is change the UI of the Window UI aka Titlebar, Borders, and buttons I really like Aero.
oh my god this is awesome thank you
does this fix the grouping problem? In win 11 we can't choose not to group same elements on taskbar. If I have 3 folders opened, do I see all 3 of them on taskbar or just a group? EDIT: also in the menu are recently opened files, can I disable this?
Awesome video!
Windows 2000 will always be my favorite os, especially with the watercolor/early whistler theme ^^
really surprised windows cut the "classic" theme after 7, it was used because it used very few resources in business/prof settings.
So at the Openshell part it doesnt seem to work, I have openshell saved into my program files folder but when I change it doesnt change anything, any help?
Happening to me as well, most likely a software related issue, maybe they'll fix it soon hopefully.
Thx ❤️
This is amazing, I’m making a jump to windows from Mac (for performance value reasons) and this is the perfect way to get over the blues of not having that clean macOS look.
Can I ask is there any performance issues or risks to doing this?
aside maybe the .dll file i dont think
When I click the start button after successfully installing open shell, I’m still getting the win 11 start menu and the open shell settings does not open. I did get the settings page up and changed the settings to classic 2 column and the skin to xp luna. I clicked the start button and win 11 style start menu still comes up.
Followed the steps, have the green xp start up button on the left but when i click it, it doesnt come up with the xp layout but rather the win 11 layout??? Everything installed perfectly via your directions.
The Open shell does not work with Retrobar i would like if you make a Video about it!! Would Appreciate it alot
This is swag, but do you think you could add the dll with the icons?
dont mind me asking but is there a way to return the normal state of the windows if we wanted to change back ? :) thank you for your time!!
I'm making a program in AHK, and i decided to give my gui a XP look :) i used a color picker to get the bluish color from the XP theme because to me was one of the most cool looking os ever, i also liked the looks of the vista (issues apart), good memories from good old days... Just an nostalgia moment, i was a kid at that time and i wished so much to have money to buy a cd drive burner, everyone was crazy with burning music and games 😂
Surprisingly Vista never gave me issues... probably because it was an offline computer lmao
the link to the shell 32 isnt showing for me :(
How to uninstall RetroBar and RetroBar Classic Theme? I also can't access Task Manager when I remove Open Shell. How to bring Task Manager back?
Great video nice to feel nostalgic every once and a while. And oh the windows 11 right click menu I'm not a fan i always disable it i did the same as you wasting 1 to 2 seconds to find the copy/paste icons so annoying lol
AWESOME! Thank you mr wizard! nice beard!
I have a cnc router that only works on windows xp professional. This is near impossible to function on the internet. Is it possible to get the cnc to interface with windows 10 or 11
I dont know how to fix this but when customizing the settings in Open Shell, nothing changed, I still have the original Windows 11 Start Menu. How do I fix this? I already rebooted but still nothing happened..
Hey, great video and information. I've used Windows XP for a long time and now I can relive the "Good o'l Days." 🤠👍✌
Yes sure what this means but I restarted my pc and as it was booting I got
I HAVE MADE MY FRUTIGER AERO DREAM COME TRUE THANK YOU THANK YOUUU
this is the most inaccurate theme in the whole world...if you find this surprising then once you see Windows eXPerience, i bet your head is gonna melt like a stick of butter on an oven
Super awesome to have this in 2023.... I just have one question. Is it possible to make the task bar have more than 1 row like it was in XP? Thanks
I did it!! Thank u so much❤
Is it possible to change when you right click on an icon what pops up. I like right clicking and then going straight to play video but as it is right now you have to go to show more options and then click play video
Once i change a folder to the XP style and do it to the next folder, the old folder turns back to win11 look. Why?
I'm having an issue with Open Shell and Retrobar conflicting. Open shell only seems to work if you replace the start menu icon with its own icon, but since Retrobar replaces the start button with its own icon it is impossible for Open Shell to work. Any idea how to fix this?
edit: nevermind, I installed a prerelease of it and now it works like it should
What did you install? What was prerelease?
I had the same issue. First, the two programs were but for some reasons, openshell stopped after some times.
I dowloaded the openshell 4.4.189 prerelease version and it solved the problem.
Finally The Video I asked for.
When you showed the fan number I just thought of the Weather Bug being in the corner for me back then.
That green Borg ball is so cool
Does the win xp search work. I can't find anything on my local drives with 7 or 10!
I downloaded classic shell which will do the same thing and much easier.
Thank you for making these awesome videos and for your insight
Have a great day!!
open shell isnt working i still get the default windows 11 start menu
The Vertical Position Offset is not working, what would be some ways to fix this?
Can get as far as the open shell, the setting menu does not launch on start button push and cannot get it to work.
hey i think you forgot to put the shell32 from windows xp file link in the description?
does exist a way to do this on mac ?
open shell doesnt seem to be working on my version of windows 11, it hasnt changed anything and it didnt pop up with a choice after i installed it
I think it killed my laptop
The start button isn't working at all when I'm clicking on it. Even though I moved it to the left, does anyone have the same issue or can help with it?
sadly openshell isnt working anymore and reinstalling isnt helping,any ideas to help make the start menu look like xp without openshell?
How do I uninstall Open Shell for windows 11?
i havent watched through the whole video but uh how do you disable the windows xp start menu after downloading and adding it?
ok i finished the video sooooo how DO i disable it?
is it bad his beard freaks me out, it flows way too smoothly
Great video! For some reason I can't change a folder icon. The others seem to work fine.
Great video Friend! Thanks for always sharing with us!💖👍😎JP
Great helpful video, with clear instructions. But you did not leave the link to the website that has the Windows XP icons.
i manually typed the link in from looking at his linkbar and the site was taken down :(
thanks man
Nice. And if the rightclick menu have been changed to the old style, the working layout would nearly have been complet. Keep up the good work Rich :-)
classic shell/open shell appears to be the same program. There's an option once installed to change explorer settings. Classic shell start menu allows changing menu's to cascade etc, i've never bothered with the explorer settings. Classic also allows for listings in columns to be menu based rather than links as well as changing menu delay etc. That what your after ?
@@scorpnz4433 As I understand is Classic Shell not updated anymore. Open Shell is 🙂
@@johnpedersen8387Oh wow open is to looks like its bye bye cs then
the website for the shell32 icons isnt available, can you send me a link?
How do you create a folder on your root drive? And get the other folders inside that make it work. I'm not a computer expert 😅...
So, I tried this in a sandbox environment and I did not have the shutdown button on my Start menu. How did you get that?
Is there a another website that changes the title bar to look like windows XP for free? Plz answer I need it to make it look like windows xp
Imagen making a sleeper pc with this setup
My start button doesnt work when I use retrobar, any help?
Is there a way to put the old window for winxp on apps?
I have a question, does custumizergod still work?
You need to try but..., I dont have good results with the Customizer God.
I don’t know how else to get ahold of you for this question other than here so please forgive me for the fact that it is unrelated to the video, but it’s quite frustrating. Do you know how to get around the activation key for Microsoft Office? I purchased and installed a version a few years back and activated it, but I recently had a catastrophic breakdown on my Windows 10 machine that also wiped the recovery tool forcing me to do a clean install. I no longer have access to the email the activation was under, but I did at one point have a legitimate activation key.
hey, when i press start it goes in the middle, how did i fix it?
I don’t know my computer couldn’t install software. It has window pop up with Microsoft Store but has nothing needed in the store. What is wrong with this issue ? Can anyone tell me Please
You're a God amongst men sir!
awesome video
Great video, now we just need a lunar theme for it! 👍
i am so mind blown, this is hilarious XD i hope that they add the xp style bars for chrome etc at the top.
been trying to make this work on two monitors for hours now its making me pull my hair out. when I click the start button my home menu appears on my second monitor but when I have a tab open on my main monitor Its in place idk how to fix it
can you change thesound on your pc aswell do make it sopund like windows xp when you log on and log off and shutdown and startup and everything
i tried to download openshell, but then my whole screen turned black, and i cant open anything except for task manager and a couple of other apps. im stressing! what do i do???
same situation here.
Just fixed it! You can do Control Alt Delete, run task manager, go to start up tasks, and disable retrobar to run at start up. from there, if you're like me and it happened around the open shell menu installation phase (I installed it, then had the issue), when you're in the task manager menu, while you're in the start up app screen, right click on something and choose "open file location". from there, it will open a file explorer page and you can search open shell commend, run the installation file for it, then click the uninstall/remove button, then once that's finished removing/uninstalling the files, restart/shut down & start back up the computer and it should all be fine.
how do i get rid of the border in the bottom between the window and the taskbar
what is the horizontal offest so it isnt in the middle of the screen
wat happen to shell 32 dll