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Base for Windows 8by ~link6155

Customization / Skins & Themes / Windows 8 Utilities / Visual Styles 8

Thanks everyone for the 400+ favs!

Info:

Theme requires ribbon disabler!: [link]
I recommend using this icon pack: [link]
If the windows' borders are too thick for you, try this: [link]
Wallpaper used in preview can be found here: [link]

Do not use UXTheme patch unless you need to! I always recommend using this instead: [link]

All feedback is appreciated and welcomed, but be sure to read the FAQs before asking!

I would like to thank

for creating the original concept!

FAQs:

Q: What is Base?
A: Base is a theme made for Windows 8

Q: Help! The theme isn't applying and I am getting a grey basic theme!
A: Make sure to patch/override your uxtheme.dll file using UXStyle or UXtheme Ultra patcher.

Q: Will there be a windows 7 version?
A: Probably not, since I no longer have Windows 7 on any PC

Q: Will there be other colors?
A: Probably yes. There is a white alternate version here: [link]

Q: The up arrow icon is so ugly, why don't you change it?
A: I can't, you would need to modify your system to do this

Q: How can I get the Start Menu like the one you have in the preview?
A: You need StartIsBack, which you can get here (start 8 can also apply the skin, but it won't look right): [link]

Q:Hey, explorer's title text is black, how can I fix this?
A:You need ribbon disabler (see "Info")

Changelog:

3/13/2013
-Better rounded corners on windows

3/12/2013
-Final version released
-Fixed selection color behavior
-Change progressbar
-Small finishing touches

3/10/2013:
-Added high DPI support (up to %150 only for now)
-Changed addressbar style
-More rounded windows
-Few bugs fixes

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~marsjoose May 8, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Great theme; I've never been one to add "custom" themes to windows until I updated to Windows 8. The standard Win8 look is horrible.
Thank you for saving my eye from being damaged by Microsoft poor taste is visuals.

... now if there were just more color options

~link6155 May 8, 2013 Hobbyist Interface Designer

Well, for now, there's Acid if you want don't like how dark base is: [link]

I'll try to make a more flexible theme in the future

~yzlnew May 2, 2013 New member

Great Great work!

though bug report: the word in the head is black (same as the theme color) when using the file manager .

forgive my poor english .Hope you know what I mean

~link6155 May 3, 2013 Hobbyist Interface Designer

I know what you mean, but please read the FAQs before commenting. It says in the FAQs:

Q:Hey, explorer's title text is black, how can I fix this?
A:You need ribbon disabler (see "Info")

~yzlnew May 6, 2013 New member

Sorry about that

Looking forward to your next release!

~MagicalMylo May 1, 2013 New member Hobbyist Artist

What start menu

~link6155 May 2, 2013 Hobbyist Interface Designer

[link]

~Tintinytdj May 1, 2013

You had one job and did it perfectly; there's no need for any other windows 8 theme anymore.

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~MuhammadHassanAkhtar Apr 28, 2013

uxstyle is not installing in my computer , What can i do plz help me ,, i NEED this theme.....PLZ...............

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