What is a .DESKTHEMEPACK file?
A .DESKTHEMEPACK file is a type of file used to change the appearance of a desktop in Windows 8. This file includes a collection of settings such as background images, colors, and sounds that help you customize how your desktop looks and feels. The file itself is stored in a .CAB format, which is a type of compressed file. Inside it, you will find .JPG files for the desktop backgrounds and a .THEME file that contains other customization settings.
To use a .DESKTHEMEPACK file on a Windows 8 computer, you simply double-click on it. This action will apply the theme to your desktop automatically. If you want to create and share your own theme, you can right-click on one of your current themes under "My Themes" in the Windows Personalization Control Panel and choose "Save theme for sharing." These files are specifically designed for Windows 8, so they won't work directly with Windows 7, which uses .THEMEPACK files instead. However, if you want to use the background images from a .DESKTHEMEPACK file on a Windows 7 computer, you can do so by changing the file extension from ".deskthemepack" to ".cab" and then opening the .CAB file to extract the .JPG images. After extracting these images, you can set them as your desktop background through the Personalization menu in Windows 7.
To open a .DESKTHEMEPACK file, you can use programs like File Viewer Plus, which is available from the Microsoft Store, or you can use the Microsoft Windows Personalization Control Panel.
Additionally, Microsoft offers a variety of desktop themes in their online Personalization Gallery, which you can access to download more themes for both Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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