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Do you ever long for the days of gray operating systems? Well, Reddit user u/ExoGeniVI found a way to transform Windows 11 into Windows 2000, complete with old games, apps, and Clippy. And with a little work, you can do something similar to your desktop.
This is not a hack or a virtual machine: u/ExoGeniVI is using StarDock WindowBlinds to customize the theme in Windows 11. The basic Windows operating system is not very easy to customize, so a third-party tool like StarDock is required to this type of project.
The Windows 2000 skin used in this project was originally posted on the WinClassic forums by prozad94. That said, u/ExoGeniVI didn’t just install the skin and be done for the day. Many of the things you see in these images, including File Explorer, app icons, and software, were all handcrafted by u/ExoGeniVI.
Of course, one of the most interesting parts of this project is the old software. Apps like Internet Explorer v5.5 still work on Windows 11 thanks to Microsoft’s obsession with backwards compatibility. Microsoft Word 2000 also works, complete with Clippy (albeit with a broken transparency effect).
You can achieve a stripped down version of u/ExoGeniVI’s retro desktop by using StarDock WindowsBlinds and prozad94’s Windows 2000 skin. That said, a more authentic Windows 2000 experience requires a lot of work: you’ll need to tinker with a few things in StarDock and Windows (I don’t suggest doing this on your main desktop, as it might break something). Oh, I should also point out that StarDock WindowBlinds has a Windows XP theme built right into its editor.
Source: u/ExoGeniVI via Windows Central
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