Does Windows 7 allow advanced skinning like Windows XP?

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Published on 2010-04-08T17:10:51Z Indexed on 2010/04/08 17:13 UTC
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The Windows 7 Aero interface looks great, but after looking at it for months it gets boring. So I was wondering - is it possible to create advanced skins for Windows 7 that use full Aero capabilities but are redesigned from ground up, including common controls, animations, effects, etc? Windows XP allowed that, although only with a patched uxtheme.dll.

Or do you have to implement a custom shell for that?

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