How to make Windows 8.1 Look Almost EXACTLY Like Windows 7
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- čas přidán 1. 11. 2019
- Welcome to a guide on how to make Windows 8.1 look like Windows 7. If you are still running Windows 7 and looking for an upgrade, I recommend doing this if you really want the UI of Windows 7. This is almost and exact copy of Windows 7 and it is impressive how much you can do to Windows 8.1.
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Download Links:
Windows 7 Pack: www.mediafire.com/file/o6ewi2n...
Aero Glass: www.glass8.eu/download
Windows 7 Theme: www.deviantart.com/simplexdes...
OldNewExplorer: msfn.org/board/topic/170375-o...
CustomizerGod:www.door2windows.com/customize...
Classic Shell: www.classicshell.net/
WIN7LIKE (Windows 7 Start Menu Skin): www.classicshell.net/forum/vie...
Windows 7 Task Manager: winaero.com/blog/get-classic-...
8Gadget Pack: 8gadgetpack.net/
Windows 7 Games: winaero.com/blog/get-windows-...
7+ Taskbar Tweaker: rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweaker
Music:
"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Windows 10 Remix: • Windows 10 Remix - Hry
I was hit by a wave of nostalgia at 7:29 when he went through all the themes and each one had different sounds...I miss Windows 7
Reminds me of trying Windows 7 Release Candidate for the first time in summer of 2009
bruh it came back in 2021
@@laborriswilliams3874 no?
bruh have u seen abdis video it came oh wait i think it was a joke
I replaced all the sound effects on my Windows 10 laptop with Windows XP sound effects lol.
Those sounds bring back hard memories.
yes
Nah your good 7
Yeah :/
@@blackzilla4660 you're*
I have windows 7 professional
Evolution
Before: How to make windows 7 look like windows 8.1.
Now: How to make windows 8.1 look like windows 7.
NExt will be how to make windows 10 look like windows xp XD
@@wise_beanss already have them out there lmao
@@loopyloops5652 i knew it after i type it lol
but maybe win 10 to win 1.0
haha
@@wise_beanss never
2020, it's Windows 7 Alive Edition
yes ,and safe from viruses
..until 2023.
@@misesapphire910 true, but who says we cant use it forever?
@@beat00t10 You can use it forever but in 2023, you no longer get updates and your pc will be vulnerable especially if you are one of those unconscious people who click on every link.
@@misesapphire910 I'm pretty sure your data will get stolen even on Mac and Linux or bsd if you're that type of person who clicks on everything
Yesterday I made a fresh install of Windows 8.1 after 7 support ended you know, and holy shit this video is awesome. Windows 8.1 is also so underrated...
@Jashy Reynard What Windows update problem exactly? I have all the newest security updates installed. The latest updates were from I believe around 1/15/2020
@Dusk Reynard Zerda How i can fix this manually? :>
@Dusk Reynard Zerda Could you give me link?
Windows 7 is now 2023 ^^
@@cookieosyt5943 Danke ;)
Hey man so i wanted to tell you hood job. All the other tutorials on this subject are like "well: start menu bad, classic shell good". But your tutorial actually does a very good job. So.. I'm proud of you, man
@samirsthings lol ikr 😂
hood job
I agree, the paint on the hood of his car is really bad ngl
@@velocityloll WHAT
Huh...
I guess it makes sense that the "United States" theme is replace with the "Mexico" theme on mexican Windows 7 releases, and I imagine there's a different country theme for each region.
Never really thinked about it until now.
Indeed, there's a diferent theme for everywhere. Notable examples are the Russia theme and Brazil.
In czechia we got nothing. All the themes except the regional ones
UK has its own theme
Some wallpapers even go by different names. In Portugal, the Bliss wallpaper from XP was named "Alentejo", which is a Portuguese region with lots of green prairies.
apparently i don't get my Mexico regional theme (running Windows 7 SP1 still to this day, pc won't boot)
Damn, and I thought that my transformation looked good. Thanks for this!
7:36 - that turtle looks constipated
I used a taskbar skin for classic shell and added a 15 pixel show desktop button that is close enough to the real one in my opinion. It works best with a 1920x1080 screen resolution
What os you use?
Me: windows 8.7
The only missing thing is that the title for open programs in Windows 8 are centered where as in Windows 7 they are all the way to the left.
windows 8s theme is programmed like that and its also a core component for windows to run so you cant change that
same with the logon screen its programmed and made differently thats why you cant replace it like windows 7
It get cool effect
Windows 10 is like windows 7 title
@@Mercury_Artery i think Winaero tweaker fixes the login part
Also the old segoe UI font and the old logon screen
Bro your such an underrated youtuber!
True- 😵
Note : AG Blur Tweaker is not really nessecary, because it makes changes to the registry. Specifically at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\DWM.
You can make the same changes by adding DWORDs.
is for novice users
@@levonandonian7613 no its much better and safer also
Love your videos!
I would love to see a version of this for Windows 10
he _hates_ windows 10, don't you know?
and windows 11
Microsoft has now changed the way how windows theme are working now, suddenly dwm.exe was also eddited so much and it holds more than half of the operating system UI (even cursor won't be displayed without dwm in windows 11 for example where in windows 7 it simply disables aero theme) and in a simple words windows 10 and windows 8.1 are two opposite windows now...
and thats the reason I hate TrigrZolt@@Windowz98_
I'm a proud user of W7 on an old machine, love it forever!
my 2010 dell inspiron also runs it, recently i downgraded it from 10 back to 7. love 7 forever
Windows 8.1 is so much better than windows 10
Contact me on ig- virkanmol191
I started this video while installation of windows 10 in my computer and it was a perfect time killer. 😃
Nice work
Plot twist: he was in windows 7 the whole time with the UI of windows 8.1 and just got rid of them
@@cashgrabofficial2763 ik im late as fuck but its a joke..
To make it a little less tedious, install an icon pack instead of manually changing the icons one by one.
Thanks! I really miss Windows 7.
Wow Great video :D
I installed Windows 8.1 on my good old PC and it's just turned my PC back into a beast! Insane performance! It was on Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit when it came, and then I updated it to Windows 10 32 bit, and after that to Windows 10 64 bit through clean install, and when performance became worse day by day, I changed to Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on 2020 (that was the BIGGEST mistake lol) and had bushels of problems like GPU driver signature, etc. And after HEAVY lagging, frustrations and pains, Windows 7 updated to it's latest version and it was at least usable after that. Hence, I saw TrigrZolt's video on comparing 5 Windows versions, in which Windows 8.1 won. i was astounded, as Windows 8 was hated by my cousin brothers a couple years ago, and I thought Windows 8.1 must be no different. I was WAY TOTALLY WRONG. Installed Windows 8.1 two weeks ago, and got great performance. Snappiest experience possible, lowest boot time. And with a good combo of Windows 7 transitions and Windows 10 Metro theme. Had ABSOLUTELY no issues. No Telemetry, forceful creation of Microsoft Account, preinstalled bloatware and Cortana crap.
ikr windows 8.1 is the best one ever
Good to know. Thanks for the post.
You can replace multiple icons at the time in CustomizerGod, just select the ones you wanna change with Ctrl and replace like usual.
не ожидал тебя увидеть тут
Wow! I can now feel like I have Windows 7 you are the best!
I'm forced to use Windows 8 and up with my modern CPU so this really helped out thanks
My childhood has been saved, and I didn't have to spend a few gigabytes.
I hope eventually we get a video on how to make Windows 10 look like Windows 7.
You're watching it
He made one, but for whatever reason, he deleted it.
@@ProJC This is Windows 8.1
@@redacted90 Everything in this video applies. It will all still work the same.
Hey I love your content so much keep it I love all of your video
Tried, really cool!
Omg the best 53:10 minutes spent in my life
Thank you for this fabulous theme
@@user-sl4ro2ox8z omg, 53:59 Minutes
@@user-sl4ro2ox8z I just want to know does this work on windows 10 by chance?
͡ ͡ ͡ ͡ ͡ ͡Z ͡ ITS OVER THE LIMIT!!!!!!!
@@kaievolutions1268 ??? not for me
if you want to use the windows 7 basic theme just kill dwm :)
all modern or metro ui related apps and stuff including the start screen wont work until you start dwm again so uh heres your warning
im surprised that more of the windows visuals and shit now depends on dwm while windows vista and 7 only needed it for aero
I killed it on win 10 and the ui is gone...
Oh thats probably the reason why the dwm service cant be stopped on 8.1 and 10
Nah winlogon.exe will restart the dwm
But basic theme has in windows aero 8.1.1 but not exactly look. But yes.
The icon in the sidebar of Windows Explorer is different because it's a different icon alltogether. You have to replace that icon in the Drive Icon tab.
Your channel is golden.
Wait a second - 1:55 you're czech? Yaaay me too.
I think he is
It dosen't even look like WIndows 8.1 anymore
Thats the meaning of this video.
no shit sherlock
@Fluffery kinda minor, I wouldn't even notice the centered text or remember it was on the side in windows 7
@Fluffery Where?
@@doge7831 bro when i was like doing something and a popup of windows forcing me to update all the time
it worked thank u so much! :D
omg this is amazing, windows 7 in 2020! thank you so much!
0:07 installing a new Windows version (after XP) in a nutshell
Lol
My experience with windows 10 and my reaction:
*7
When you buy win 8 but it looks like win 7 then the seller calls and he tells you he pranked you but your like thank you because you like what he did
Wat?
That’s not how it works...
Pete Awesome so relatable
@@ASBCHazel not relatable at all tbh
i like it thanks so much i even subscribed and liked this video!!!
This is INSANE!!!!!
2013 : make Windows 7 Look Almost EXACTLY Like Windows 8
2020 : make Windows 8.1 Look Almost EXACTLY Like Windows 7
Nice video, but here is some important stuff:
1. Classic Shell is dead. Use Open-Shell or Startisback
2. All links currently work, but the AG Blur Tweaker link is missing: msfn.org/board/topic/163794-aero-glass-blur-tweaker/
It took me 2 days to do this but its all worth it.
THANK U SO MUCH!
Srsly tho, who wouldn’t go for this beautiful UI over 10
The DeviantArt link for the Windows 7 Theme is dead.
@Harry _stw huh, okay. I've been searching for this.
I was not able to download the windows 7 theme. btw Great vid
many thanks to you!
for whatever reason, simplexdesignart is banned.
use wayback machine
The joke in the beginning 😂
I recognize that music :D it's the windows 10 remix by Louie Jenga!
My favorite theme always was Architecture
THIS IS WHAT POPS ON MY SCREEN EVERYTIME
-gRaMaRlY CaN hElP
Yo I really liked this, can you do a tutorial like this for windows 10
no
CustomiserGod isn't glitchy, its the icon cache. After deleting the cache and a restart, it should appear. Although, on Windows 10 it is VERY glitchy.
Wowowowow.
Good windows!!.
Before:Windows 8.1
Now:WIndows 7
You must have a beasty machine to have 12.1GB of RAM in the VM lol! I want to install Windows 8.1 in Virtualbox but when I turn on Intel Virtualization all my other virtual machines don't work! What am I meant to do to make them work? I should mention I get a Hyper V related error with them.
Bruh its a host machine with a capture card
@@kabirakzaman he uses Windows 7, its not his host.
@@kabirakzaman the build number is in the bottom right of the video because of Windows doing that because its not activated.
@@kabirakzaman Do you not see the VirtualBox CD?
@@chlorobyte_projects Yea I noticed that sorry guys
Love the opening. And, yes. (Of course Windows 8.0 was worse-- there wasn't even a start button.) Thanks for making this!
8.1 was better than 8.0
For win 8, you need to download the win 8 version of aero glass, and during installation you need to select both options
I don't think anyone would use basic 8, ever since the start button got removed.
well idk why but I did
Currently refollowing the tutorial with 8.1 lol
TrigrZ: Let's see how good Windows 8.1 is!
*opens start screen*
TrigrZ: *WHAA--*
*explosion*
never gets old lol
Not really worth going to win 8.1 after 2020, since newer software only support windows 7 and windows 10, better off just sticking with windows 7 after 2020. But anyway great video.
Well the new rtx graphics cards only support windows 7 or windows 10. Also the new call of duty modern warfare only supports windows 7 or windows 10.
well barley anyone uses windows 8.1 compared to windows 7
For me, it's almost a protest. I'm going to 8.1 simply so I can postpone going to 10. Maybe in three more years, some Linux distribution will be able to run everything I need, or maybe my needs will change and I can suffice with Android devices. I'm really glad TrigrZolt made this video.
@@OldyOldLandOldOldy It's the same reason as Vista. There some programs that run on XP and 7, but not Vista, just like the ones that run on 7 and 10 but not 8. It's because these OS' have been "marked" as bad and that means not a lot of people uses them.
Don't forget to install an app called "Classic Shall" to change the start menu in to win 7 start !
@@mari2. thank you
@@isaackingvideos he already shows it in the video
@@chinh4thepro omg guys it's obviously a joke
@@LetGoMyLegosTyler lol i knew someone would say that
Is there a higher resolution version because the arrows to go back and forward on the folders is outside of the black "8" that goes with the theme
0:07 Windows 8.1, Windows 8 and Windows Vista back in the day.
RIP Windows 7
5:26-5:29 NUUH- NOOH.
reverse NOOH NUUH
Hey, really liked this! Had the same glitches with the customizergod that you mentioned (Glad I backed up my computer because it literally didnt open start menu after changing some icons) and because im really lazy to find any solution so just didnt do anything with it. It doesnt bother me a lot anyways. Really liked the end result, It literally is SO similar to windows 7! And your tutorial was nice and simple to keep up so thanks! Now im gonna enjoy my new windows 7
Also I know you said to not ask about it, but if you know any solution to the customizergod can you share it? as I said when I tried putting an icon it didn't display so I tried using the restore button. Bad idea. It wouldn't let me open start menu and all the icons were gone. Tried a second time but didnt nail it so instead of doing the long procces of restoring to another point I just did the /SFC SCANNOW on cmd. Works pretty well to restore corrupt icons if you ask me. So do you know anything about this? I searched a little but no solution. Thankss!
@Jookie27 Actually I dont have customizer god installed.I had to update to Windows 10 because of some high school stuff. Also even if I had windows 8 still I didnt have that app installed... andwhy would it break my computer anyways?
i only want the aero theme because it fit's well with the centered title bar
9:15 uh oh. if you notice, thats a bug on the close all windows thing
I wish you’d try changing the Segoe UI font to the old one too
1:42 Hey I'm Glad You're The Only One I Found On CZcams Using Me On Windows 8.1
3:25 WHA- *EXPLOSION*
I remember I used to use Classic Shell on windows 8 to get the old start menu back. I’m a Mac user now and I watched this whole video just for shits and giggles and the nostalgia I guess 😂
mac sucks
I don't even have Windows 8 but I am watching this video to the end because I love W7 and this video is really cool
0:07 was much funny 😂😂😂
Superawesome!!!!!
you can use winaero tweaker to disable or enable things to look like windows 7
You might want to check out the Win8To7 Transformation Pack by ImSwordKing. It's inspired by your pack, and comes in installer form with A LOT more new accuracy-aids atop.
Yeah it's good.
I never thought Windows 8 start menu was bad but when I upgraded to Windows 10 I got nostalgic thinking about it
I HATE WINDOWS 10 WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE AT LEAST 1% AERO
@@LongTailCat3 lmao same I learned the truth of windows 10 lol
@@LongTailCat3 windows 10 has aero in lots of places like calculator start menu etc
@@Japanesetrainyear2022control panel also
Aah, love from Slovakia, Czech brother
When you were done with this, did you keep the apps or uninstall them?
This is almost exact with just a few minor differences. Windows 8.1 can really look nearly identical to Windows 7! It's a shame the same can't be said for Windows 10.
Before I upgraded to W10 and had it dual boot Manjaro
A long time ago on w8.1
My pc didn't properly shutdown and I hit task manager
The window border was w7 style and then I opened cmd as a new task and hit explorer
A buggy Windows 7-like UI showed up, taskbar and all
Start menu was unusable but it let me shutdown properly
Was cool
And scary I'm too poor to get a more up to date computer lmao
I use Stardock Start8, it's easy to transform windows 8.1, except for aero theme, must edit system files
Tbh, the only two reasons I use win 10 is because I have a windows mixed reality headset, and because Windows 7 isn't getting security updates, and actualy, if win 7 supported wmr headsets I might actually consider going back.
17:30 17:39 The rest of the icons on that page are for features that didn't exist in Windows 7.
Thank you for using me! :)
favorite windows i love you
idk about yall but i like windows 10 just fine.. but this is really useful on my other pc. it has windows 8.1 and this does help alot.
Me too like windows 10
17:13 note that this icon represents the not connected connections are available
I like how the intro is funny.
I'm struggling with the Customizergod. It has corrupted file icons of mine, and it sometimes won't replace an icon.
very good video! i change windows 10 for windows 8.1 cuz i dont like w10 at all, so much thanks for your video and im sorry for my bad english
I did not do this. I watched this for entertainment. But anyway wow! That looks exactly like Windows 7! I will subscribe just for that!! And ring the notification bell!
do you have another way to apply windows 7 startup and shutdown sounds because I don't have group policy editor in my pc
You can replace "games" in the start menu with steam.
If you disable fast startup you don't lose that much speed and fast startup only causes problems anyways.
Also install Winaero Tweaker to get an ability to disable the lock screen