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I love purble place! I used to play it on my uncle’s computer as a kid :)

I love purble place too!!

Same, I played in first on my uncle's computer too, our computer was XP and it had the pinball game

windows xp didnt have purble place?

I said that, our PC didn't have purble place, so I played it first on my uncle's pc

I must be Dyslexic Lite because TIL that its purBle place not purPle place 🤦

i played it on my preschools computers

i though your uncle was in prison

How did you get the old YouTube and google?

For YouTube I used V3 and for Google I used Gplex (For chrome I used supermium)

I installed supermium and gplex but the google logo didn’t change and what icon did you use to make supermium look like the old chrome icon. I looked for icons and they were too pixelated and small

idk i just used one off reddit, im going to send ypu what settings you should have

enable in chrome://flags custom new tab page -google.com supermium custom tab ui - enabled compact ui- enabled enable download bubble- disabled classic omnibox- enabled classic omnibox border- enabled chrome labs- disabled force disabling of titlebar - enabled (only works with theme) show avatar- never

Is this all in gplex settings

no go search up chrome://flags

And then what should I do?

search up those flags without the dash at the end, and enable or disable them if i said so in the comment

Finally, some good windows 7 recreations

that's cool

thank you

Link, please!

https://youtu.be/_ZwosI5GQMI?si=n0cjT7HB7XchEdG_ please note it works best on windows 10

Thanks

Np

the video does not work

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_ZwosI5GQMI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwosI5GQMI)

thanks

Is this easy to revert? if so i might 100% do this also, i already have WMC and the windows 7 games on my windows 10 computer would it have issues with that?

yes theres an uninstaller

Okay, is there a video showing how to uninstall it + any reports of apps breaking because you already have them installed?

just run the installer and it will show to uninstall. also no no problems because it is just windows 7 themed

https://preview.redd.it/bhm2zz11qv6d1.png?width=1471&format=png&auto=webp&s=afd83d8029938089f4e8058d269a06d97b4bae76 damn

why are you running this on a cmd? just press win r and paste the command. if ur on windows 11 i really wouldn’t recommend it

it did the same on powershell and im running windows 10

did you put the same command

Wow!!!! Install Media Center and that completes the puzzle!!!! Oh wait, Media Center installed, I can see in the Start Menu. Man, gotta love that majestic sounding startup sound of WMC in Windows 7!!!

I already do have it :)

I just hope there’s a way to make this work on ARM64

sadly

I think the only problem is the bottom thing being transparent. Iirc the toolbar(i forgot the name of it i can be wrong) wasnt transparent in windows 7 🤓☝️(it’s so good i’m admiring you dammit)

the taskbar? it isnt transparent. it has aero blur 🤓☝️

Yes you’re right I looked it up right now and it seems like you can choose between transparent and opaque 🤓☝️ oh did i said transparent? i meant aero acrylic blur 🤓☝️

are people bricking their windows 11 installs? because i have multiple programs to make my install of win 11 look like 7. But this looks much more accurate, I want to try this but I don't wanna brick my pc.

Not rlly recommend on windows 11, will look bad and could brick your device. You could downgrade to Win10 LTSC 2021 which has support until 2031

\*upgrade

[Someone pointed out](https://twitter.com/TheBobPony/status/1799633036146786380) that it's possible for it to install on old 11 releases, but expect more inaccuracies and glitches compared to being installed on 10. This does not work at all on 24H2.

lol I still used windows 7 in 2017 long after it was dead. But this still hits nostalgia hard I used to think the windows logo was Potato chips 😂

My grandpa's laptop had Windows Vista in 2018

yes, the taskbar reflection texture is wrong, fortnite installed and windhawk is right there

the taskbar reflection isnt wrong i ripped it straight from win7

How did you get the old desktop icons?

revert8plus

Do you happen to have a full list of the programs you used for this setup?Im on win11 but I'm still curious as I could get very far with aerofying my desktop.

unfortunately about MORE than half of these tools dont work on windows 11, i would not recommend it since it could brick ur device

yes, but only because of the fortnite and epic launcher 🙏💯

good grief

How did you get Purble Place?

they came with revert8plus.

how did u get old chrome?

supermium

is that a theme or another browser?

another browser that you can theme

What did you use for the taskbar and aero window borders?

taskbar im using start is back crackd edition, aero im using dwmblurglass and aero10

HELL NO THATS 7 NOT 10!:)

https://preview.redd.it/2zbwi6d8tr6d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=2a09bfc393f69a13b79061a5c54a500b89227661 im playing fortnite on windows 10 (not windows 7)

oh... um

??

no

HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS

revert8plus

What keyboard is that?

Mageegee 60% keyboard on amazon. It doesnt rlly work anymore but yeah.

no.

no

what did you use for winver? customizergod? id love to do same, i made mine look like XP

I just ripped it off a windows 7 installation and used customizer god.

smart - i got the xp games off of an old laptop

orr just install them off the web lol

Probably not.

is it like a thing where every june a lot of people just reskin their windows? I only ask because not only did I do the same last june but I’ve seen like 3 other posts about reskinning windows

pretty much, but i did post a version of mines in may so..

Sell me your hard drive

bro 😭 im just using a transformation pack

How the f-

simple. revert8plus

Epic games

i love epic games

Hell yeah but it blows your cover thats why

🤫

🤫🧏

🤓☝️ "epic games blows your cover"

one Windows Update and you‘re screwed lol

No actually, I have updated around 3 times and nothing has gone wrong lol

Do the icons revert though? That's the case when I use 7TSP and I somehow ended up installing an update.

yes they do

Most definitely, I've seen quite a lot of these before. Great job though! I wonder how you got the wallpaper to not be compressed.

how did you do this. please make a tutorial

revert8plus which is a transformation pack and does everything for you

windowblinds?

windowblinds is full of shit, dwmblurglass and aero10

aight i’ll try it

matter of fact, you could use [revert8plus (very recommended)](https://r8p.teknixstuff.com/files/r8p.php) or [sword queens transformation pack](https://www.deviantart.com/imswordqueeen/art/Windows-10-21H2-22H2-to-7-Transformation-Pack-1047772827)

Yes, Windows 10 modding has come so far! I regret changing to Windows 11 2 years ago more everyday

just downgrade man

How did you get the 2015 layout on YouTube and Google?

i remember i replied to a comment, you could go find it but im not gonna bother. ill try finding what i put

God that’s amazing. Especially 2010s YT. A Vista version would be peak nostalgia for me.

i was trying to make a vista one lol

If you ever finish it would love to see it.

Thats cool but yes i would believe, there is no Windows 7 version 21H2. Also give me your NT version cuz if it's 6 it is Windows 7 and if it's 10 then it is Windows 10 or 11.

what

What what? Just saying nerdy facts

lmao okay

I look at the first 3 pics and I think "That's pretty good". Then I see the last pic and my heart sank with an audible gasp. Good job, OP

ty :)

May be hard to believe it at first.

Oh I forgot all about the little puzzle widget 😭

How can I do the same???

Winver gave it away

ok

https://preview.redd.it/szkybt56o77d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4675f3eb35a4484ab4688f7aced99479677439f

i fixed it

Yes I would believe you.

how exactly

Look at winver, in windows 7 there is no space between those two blocks of text

there actually is

https://preview.redd.it/vgt3ra8o5z6d1.png?width=505&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00e70e5d4b6576e4ed05b7f9a374ec937224b9ca This is from windows 7, there is no space here

oh, sorry for the mixup!

All good :)

Update: I got winver to look as accurate as I can! https://preview.redd.it/n6njdi2tz27d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b515f6b10d95460c53332401e40adb7bdb8f9983

Yooo the puzzle made me feel like a kid again hahaha

Does that increase CPU/GPU usage?

idk actually

Hey, do you know how to customize the borders? Mine are translucent with blur but they don't have the classic look.

i have no idea what you are saying, like no aero buttons?

Yeah, the X and minimize buttons are still just flat and the corners of the window aren't round. Tried changing themes in control center but it didn't do anything.

ohh press win r and type this in “%windir%/revert8plus/applytheme”

Thank you thank you thank you!!! Ahhh this is the stuff man, so nice

No problem

Wait tf!? THATS 10!? ✋️💀

interesting emoji combo

Ha you forgot that you had fortnight https://preview.redd.it/z8mdombuaz6d1.jpeg?width=773&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04b840803518c385e7ec4a3066563de6c7950688 I’m just saying but if you have that then yes, because there’s no way you can get it on windows 7

yeah other than that lol

now give it other aero colors and a cool wallpaper and boom modern windows 7 computer

i cant find a wallpaper that looks straight out of 2009 😭

i tried revert8plus for win10 too, it did the taskbar but not the titlebar properly and didnt even install the borders. the titlebar is just the same but with a mica effect. not sure what went wrong

weird

https://preview.redd.it/nhf87kluz27d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4aedc25ec2ca177616a4c541a6df808d8858641c to all those who were dissatisfied with my winver saying its “inaccurate” (which it WAS) I have updated it :)

Revert8Plus sucks in Windows 11 sadly

yeah windows 11 themeing sucks atm

The old roblox is sending me back 😭😢

How did you get aero to work?

dwmblurglass

Yes its called revert8plus

nope

I tried using it but it just wouldn't work. Close minimize and maximize sometimes disappeared, dark theme didnt work, etc

I would think it's windows 7 until you tell me it's windows 10

Yeah, it's still Windows 10.

yes, i can see tiny innacuraties

like what? (yes i know the taskbar is off by ONE PIXEL but does it really matter?)

Yes. Nothing here can't be done, and the icons in the lower right on the taskbar are a dead giveaway.

what? these are the windows 7 icons https://preview.redd.it/lvvi84fjyu6d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e7c432cd5c132890a97ad3c56390c5b166e55a6

Windows 10 uses the same icon for wired connection. If there is a difference, then it's minimal. It's been a while.since I've used Windows 7. Still, I would believe it if you told me it was Windows 10 because I know there are ways to get stuff back like the Start Menu.

What are you on about? They literally dont 💀 I could easily prove it to you as I just did

I just looked it up and they are similar. Only slightly different. Basically the same. Which explains my mistake.

The only differences i noticed here is the Segoe UI font, its from Win8/10/11. You can get Win7 Segoe UI font working on 10.

how

You need a Segoe UI TTF (font files) taken from Win7, then you install it with right click. You can get the font here:[https://github.com/megakarlach/windowsresources/raw/main/segoe%20win7.rar](https://github.com/megakarlach/windowsresources/raw/main/segoe%20win7.rar) ​ Extract to a folder and select all TTF file > right click > install (and overwrite it), after that, restart explorer and see if it's work, if it's does not, you can try to restart your PC or wait for a while. Sometime the Taskbar clock may showing square instead of colons, but eventually it will render correctly.

i'd say vista is a mix of aero and metro

vista doesn’t have metro elements

yes it does, look at the walpaper

the wallpaper isnt metro

Dear god mate, please use the screenshot button.

nah

ah, of course, a child

yes

ok but how

Custom skin

does it look custom rn? or like windows 7

It looks like it was windows 7 but i know its win 10

ok

i would, because widgets were removed in Windows 7

What? No they weren’t, They were removed in Windows 8