Windows themes are a great way to personalize your computer's appearance and enhance your user experience. Themes can change your desktop background, window colors, sounds, and even mouse pointers. This article will guide you through the process of creating, applying, and managing Windows themes using built-in tools and commands.

Examples:

1. Creating a Custom Theme:

   • Right-click on your desktop and select "Personalize."
   • Choose a background, color, sound, and mouse pointer style from the available options.
   • Once you have customized your settings, click on "Save theme" to create a new theme file. You can name it as you like.

2. Applying a Theme:

   • Open the "Settings" app by pressing Win + I.
   • Navigate to "Personalization" > "Themes."
   • Select a theme from the list of available themes to apply it.

3. Exporting a Theme:

   • After creating a custom theme, you might want to share it with others.
   • Go to "Settings" > "Personalization" > "Themes."
   • Right-click on your custom theme and select "Save theme for sharing."
   • This will create a .deskthemepack file that you can share.

4. Using Command Prompt to Change Themes:

   • Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
   • Use the control command to open the theme settings:

     control /name Microsoft.Personalization /page pageThemes

   • This command will open the theme settings window where you can manually change the theme.

5. Using PowerShell to List Installed Themes:

   • Open PowerShell and run the following command to list all installed themes:

     Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Themes"

   • This command will display all the themes stored on your system.