Yosemite Black Theme For Windows 10 Technical Preview

If you are amongst the ones that took the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview for a drive, you will be happy to know that there is a theme that can help you change its default appearance to match OS X Yosemite. Suggestively called Yosemite Black Theme For Windows 10 Technical Preview, it comes in four versions that change the color of your windows and the desktop background.

Multi-step installation process

The installation process requires more than just selecting the desired item from the 'Personalization' screen. In order for the Yosemite Black Theme to be properly installed, you must first go through a series of steps that will allow you to deploy third-party themes on a Windows computer. This is accomplished with the help of the Uxtheme package. Please note that Uxtheme is not yet fully compatible with Windows 10, so some errors might occur.
After the mandatory system reboot, you must install Ribbon Disabler, log off and login to Windows again and then copy the contents of the 'Theme' folder to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes.

Adopt the OS X Yosemite look

You can choose from four versions of the theme, namely: Yosemite Black-Blue, Yosemite Black-Blue2, Yosemite Black-Gray or Yosemite Black-Gray2, which differ through window colors and the availability of the address bar.
Once the theme is installed on your Windows 10 PC, the default wallpaper is automatically changed to an abstract one, with bright colors that completely blend with the elegant look of OS X Yosemite.
The colors of the Explorer window and the Start Menu are changes to black or grey, depending of your previous choice. Moreover, the taskbar is completely redesigned to resemble the one in OS X Yosemite.

Change the way your Windows 10 PC looks like

Many users are on the lookout for methods to change the way their computer looks like, wanting to experience something new. If you want to adopt the OS X Yosemite look and feel on your Windows 10 computer, then you can try out this theme.