How to Use Windows 8 Theme With Previous Version of Windows?

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Those who are not planning to change the operating system of your desktop or laptop to Windows 8 shortly this article is then very helpful for those to get the background theme of Windows 8 in your earlier version of windows.

The website windows.microsoft.com really hosts some beautiful pictures and images which are great to use as theme in your pc but these themes are only having compatibility with Windows 8.But still this is possible to use it in your earlier version of Windows pc.To do this you need to follow some trick.The tricks are below:

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1. The windows theme files which are in the earlier version of Windows 8 are having .themepack extension but the for Windows 8, the theme pack is having .deskthemepack extension.

2. To open the second category of file (.desktemepack) you are going to need one Software 7-Zip. By downloading and installing this software you will be able to open the .deskthemepack .

3. After installing this 7-zip download one theme file from Windows theme galley and then press F2 to rename the file name and make it .7z .Now you will be able to extract all the wallpapers to your desktop or anywhere you want.

4. You you will be able to use this themes as background individually or you can go to the “Desktop Background” which is in control panel and now browse for the containing folder and select the background that you want to set as background image.

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