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title: "How to Change the Theme in Windows 8"  
description: "In this article I am telling you how to Change the Theme in Windows 8"  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-03-31  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1708/how-to-change-the-theme-in-windows-8  
category: "desktop/laptop"  
tags: ["desktop troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to Change the Theme in Windows 8

In [windows](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12793/insightful-review-of-stellar-phoenix-windows-data-recovery-home-edition) 8 provides [multiple](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12797/iowa-is-expected-to-see-heavy-growth-in-multiple-sectors) [themes](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12368/why-are-html-themes-the-first-selection-of-designers) in windows [operating system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114592/which-mobile-operating-system-is-better-for-privacy-ios-or-android). Theme is combination of pictures, [colours](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48599/who-is-the-writer-of-the-true-colours) and sounds. You can [sets](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161923/explain-about-the-python-sets) your theme according to your [choice](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1090/what-is-the-difference-between-choice-and-list) for example set [desktop](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31257/what-is-desktop-os) [background](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65/how-to-change-background-color-of-tab-control-in-c-sharp) , set pictures in your desktop background, change colours of windows.\

##### Basically four options have to change your theme

![How to Change the Theme in Windows 8](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/729b0dd3-9921-4a13-84ec-f9c2183d196a/images/07a0021c-787c-41c3-ad45-2c7df5977f8c.png)

To change theme of your operating system follow below steps-:

**1.** Open Control Panel

##### 2. Select Appearance and Personalization.

##### 3. Click in Personalization option \

##### 4. Now choose your theme which you want to apply. Set which you want to change

##### background, colours, pictures and screen save and click Save Changes button

![How to Change the Theme in Windows 8](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/729b0dd3-9921-4a13-84ec-f9c2183d196a/images/8e16fdd3-20d2-4ddc-827e-cdc61cb80540.png)

For reuse your theme save this theme.

![How to Change the Theme in Windows 8](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/729b0dd3-9921-4a13-84ec-f9c2183d196a/images/97094bd6-90f7-428d-98d4-5e34962b33d9.png)

You can also download theme online to click Get more themes online.

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