Do you love the Windows 10 User Interface, you can now transform your Windows 7 to look like Windows 10 without having to install another operating system on your computer.
While people who were using Windows 8.1 waited for Microsoft to release the new version of their operating system Windows 10 so that they could upgrade for free. People who were using Windows 8 then had to first update to Windows 8.1 before going straight to Windows 10. what about Windows 7 customers? They were only able to upgrade if they had SP1 installed. But this was useless, a Windows 7 user could only make Windows 7 look like Windows 10 and it is not difficult either.
You can easily turn your Windows 7 into 10 using the transformation pack. There are many Windows 10 transformation packs for Windows 7 on the internet but you must choose a good one for your case, not all work as expected.
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1. Download Windows 10 Transformation Pack
Firstly, you need to use Windows 10 Transformation Pack, this is totally free. The pack is only 134 MB, pretty small for any computer, be it as slow as you may think. Download the file with the .rar extension. The extraction password for this pack is thememypc.net
2. Install the Transformation Pack
After downloading and extracting the file, open .exe file to start the installation to make your Windows 7 look like Windows 10.
The installation is a bit complicated but of course easy to understand if you follow up my tutorial. In this exercise, you will do nothing more than just clicking I agree and then next, It takes just a few minutes to install, once you are done installing, you will see no major change. So, follow the next step.
3. Restart Your PC
After all the above steps are finished, restart your PC for the transformation to take change. This as well take quite few minutes and hence, the transformation shall be in progress within this time. Do not disturb.
Once your PC is restarted, the explorer.exe will be able to load the new User interface of the system such as the start menu, Cortana-like search and more!
How to Restore Your Windows 7 Theme?
If you ever feel you should restore your default Windows 7 theme, it’s very easy. Refollow these steps to remove the Windows 10 transformation pack from your Windows 7 PC:
- Go to Control Center.
- Open Programs and Features.
- Look for “Windows 10 Transformation Pack”.
- Uninstall the app.
- Restart your computer.
After you uninstalled the pack, you will still see some icons unchanged. But once you restart your computer, this should automatically go away.
Good and bad things with windows 10
Good
Ease of Setup, When you install Windows 10 for the first time. set up a new PC, or reset an existing PC, you no longer need to install hundreds of additional updates over several reboots like in windows 7.
Version upgrade speed, Installation of any upgrade happens when the PC is online which reduces the amount of time that the PC is offline
You can also consider reading my article here Advantages of using
Bad
Windows as a Service, Windows is a mature platform, i dont think it really needs major upgrades every six months.
Advertising, Compared to macOS and Linux, Windows 10 has got many inbuilt adverts.
Inconsistent user experiences, Microsoft has trouble finishing the job, and you can see this all over Windows 10, it’s irritating and says a lot about Microsoft’s culture.
Crapware. Windows 10 Home and Pro ship with crapware.