There are a few ways to achieve this look. One way is to use a wallpaper that is different from the default one. Another way is to use a custom color for the Start Menu and taskbar. The third way is to use a third-party launcher that has its own settings for desktop customization.
If you’re looking for a way to make your Windows 10 desktop look completely different than the default, then this guide is for you. I customized my desktop to have a modern, sleek look, and it was really easy to do. You can customize your Windows 10 desktop in a number of ways, so find the look that works best for you and get started! ..
Standard desktop program usage here. After messing around with a few programs, I managed to get my desktop to look like this, which is not great, but it’s good for spending only about half an hour.
I have a custom sidebar on the right with links to my favorite Windows locations, some custom links with icons on the left hand side instead of my normal desktop icons, a custom Windows 10 Start Menu, some weather info at the bottom right, a cool looking circle that tells the current time and a small search box for quickly using Google. As I mentioned, this only took me about 30 minutes to do and it makes your desktop look unique.
If you want to get the best Windows desktop experience, you will need to spend some time getting familiar with two programs: One is called Windows Desktop Experience and it is a popular program that has been around for a while. It integrates really well with Windows, meaning your computer will still run smoothly. Another program that is very popular and has been around for a long time is called System Center Configuration Manager. This program can help you customize your computer in many ways, including adding new applications and features. However, it is not as reliable as the Windows Desktop Experience or System Center Configuration Manager.
Where to Start Customizing?
- Start by opening the Control Panel and selecting System and Security.
- In the System section, select Administrative Tools and then Windows Components.
- In the Windows Components section, select Desktop Experience and then Change Desktop Backgrounds.
- In the Desktop Experience section, select a wallpaper and then click OK to apply it to your desktop.
- To change how your taskbar looks, open the Taskbar Options dialog box and then select a taskbar style from the drop-down list.
Customize your desktop to look just like the one on your screen. Use Rainmeter to customize the Windows 10 Start Menu, taskbar, title bars, and more.
All of the programs except for Rainmeter are produced by Stardock. They offer a suite of programs that can be purchased, but I only recommend the ones I mentioned above. I bought the entire package for $50 to try each one and see which ones were good. ..
The Stardock website includes a lot of extra options for their programs, such as if you purchase DeskScapes and want to have an HD video as your desktop background. I thought DeskScapes was going to be a gimmicky app, but it turned out to be really cool.
The Stardock programs are a great way to customize your game experience. They all have the same interface for configuring the settings and they recognize when another Stardock program is installed.
Start10 and WindowsBlinds both have options to pick the settings from each other.
Rainmeter
Rainmeter is a program that can be used to change the look of your desktop in minutes. It doesn’t affect any visual styling in Windows like the Start Menu or taskbar or window frames. All it does is allow you to add “skins” to your desktop, which are like widgets.
Rainmeter 4.x Beta Release is available for download. Choose Standard Installation when the Setup dialog comes up. ..
Rainmeter is a program that lets you customize your desktop environment. It has a great manual that explains how to use it in detail. Once installed, you’ll see some skins automatically appear on your desktop. The default skin is Illustro.
Rainmeter is a program that lets you customize your computer’s appearance. You can add skins to your computer, mix and match them, and enable them only if you want them to. There are many different Rainmeter packages, but you can only use the ones that are available in your computer’s software. To find the skins that you need, look on the Discover page.
When you find something you like, go ahead and click the Download button in the right hand sidebar. You might have to scroll down a bit before you see the Download button on devianArt. Make sure that the file is a .rmskin file and not a ZIP archive. Now you just double-click on the file and the Rainmeter Skin Installer will pop up.
Just click on Install and you’re good to go! You should automatically see all the skins appear on your desktop. To remove a particular skin, just right-click on it and choose Unload Skin.
Some skins have multiple variants, which you can access by right-clicking and choosing Variants. A variant is just a different way to display that particular skin. To edit the code, you can choose Edit skin. Even though it’s code, it’s not hard to manually edit a skin yourself. You can read the manual for instructions on how to do this. Skins have multiple variants that you can access by right-clicking and choosing Variants. A variant is just a different way to display that particular skin, and to edit the code, you can choose Edit Skin. Even though it’s code, it’s not hard to manually edit a skin yourself; you can read the manual for instructions on how to do this. ..
Rainmeter skins can be a bit of a challenge to use because sometimes they don’t work as expected, especially if they are older. I had to go through some trial and error when downloading them because some of the weather skins didn’t work because the API from the data provider had changed.
Rainmeter and specific Stardock applications allow you to customize Windows to look completely different and unique. If you want to get even more hardcore, you can download icon packages to customize all your icons. Unfortunately, the IconPackager app from Stardock doesn’t support Windows 10 just yet. If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment. Enjoy!