Unlock "Hidden" (well, not very well known) Windows 8 Theme

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That's it? Thread's dead? WTF People! LOL!

What more are you expecting? Post something people would actually use and then there might be something to talk about. It looks like "Windows 3.1 with Color" and it hurt my eyes just looking at those screenshots.

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Umm Terracotta.. The use of Win8 does not equal the use of your discovered theme. The existence of this theme isn't new though. That looks just like the RTM theme that supposedly was only in post-RP builds.

But, I do understand your frustration when no one talks in your thread..lol

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Do you know why there aren't a lot of replies? You copied content from this thread that I posted on Neowin. I created and uploaded all those screenshots and posted it on Neowin and Winunleaked.

Here's the original newoin thread: https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1084377-special-metro-like-customizable-desktop-theme-found-in-windows-8-release-preview/page__hl__high%20contrast

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Then why are you using it?

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Umm Terracotta.. The use of Win8 does not equal the use of your discovered theme. The existence of this theme isn't new though. That looks just like the RTM theme that supposedly was only in post-RP builds.

But, I do understand your frustration when no one talks in your thread..lol

^sums up what my reply was going to be. The "hidden" theme has nothing to do with why I use Win8.

I use Win8 because I'm not backwards. Rather than complain about changes that MS makes with Metro and other features, I choose to accept them and adapt the new features into my workflow the best I can.

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Do you know why there aren't a lot of replies? You copied content from this thread that I posted on Neowin. I created and uploaded all those screenshots and posted it on Neowin and Winunleaked.

Here's the original newoin thread: http://www.neowin.ne...high%20contrast

Oops. Didn't see that! My fault!

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