Morshalin Rony: 50 Best Windows 8.1 Themes

50 Best Windows 8.1 Themes

Be it an application or an entire operating system, the ability to apply themes to it makes using it a much more personalized experience. Like any major operating system, Windows has had theming support available since its early days, and it has been constantly improved over time. Last year, we brought you a list of 25 of our favorite themes and visual styles for Windows 8, and now, it’s time to look at what has since become available for the latest version of Microsoft’s OS i.e. Windows 8.1. So, let’s take a look at some of the most beautiful themes for Windows 8.1 by both Microsoft and third-parties.

Third-Party Themes

Before you can apply third-party themes, you must first patch the UxTheme.dll file on your computer. Fortunately, the process has been made super-easy, thanks to the UXTheme Multi-Patcher tool. Here’s how it works:

Download the latest version of UxTheme Multi-Patcher and extract the contents of the downloaded zip file. Next, launch the tool, make sure the ‘Set Windows X’s Live as default home page’ option is unchecked (unless you do want your browser’s home page to be changed), and click the ‘Patch’ button.

You will then need to restart your computer once, and after that, you’ll be able to apply any third-party themes to Windows.

Now let’s take a look at some of the best third-party themes available for Windows 8.1.

1. 8 Plus (by ~froggz19)

2. Abisso 2014 (by ~ezio)

3. Adobe CS6 (by ~xXiNightXx)

4. Aero Glow 8.1 (by ~MrGriM01)

5. Aero7 (by ~DaMonkeyOnCrack)

6. AeroByDesign (by ~LiveOrDieTM)

7. Bel Minimal (by ~cu88)

8. Blaze (by ~sagorpirbd)

9. CamVs (by ~HungHello)

10. Claro (by ~2befree)

11. Dark Aero (by ~Nighthawk-F22)

12. Elegant (by ~swapnil36fg)

13. Gray8.1 (by ~gsw953onDA)

14. Gray8.1 Glass (by ~gsw953onDA)

15. Mimi (by ~cu88)

16. Naumn (by ~cu88)

17. Soft Glass 8 (by ~sagorpirbd)

18. Tequila port (by ~rian76)

19. TwentyThirteen (by ~Sand-And-Mercury)

20. Vanilla (by ~link6155)

21. Vlinder (by ~cu88)

22. White Window Borders (by ~gersma)

23. Xgreen (by ~TermitBOSS)

24. Xsun (by ~TermitBOSS)

25. xZmN (by ~cu88)

Official Themes by Microsoft

Microsoft has officially made available a big repository of beautiful themes for Windows, and here’s our pick of the most beautiful ones released last year.

26. Animal Affection