Especially with Windows 11, the start menu and the operating system design, which has become more rootless, may not please some older generation computer users: For those who long for Windows 98, here’s how you can install a 98 theme on your Windows 11 operating system.

With this theme, Windows 11 becomes Windows 98 in five minutes

As you may remember, in the past, Microsoft used to allow users to return to the classic look by offering themes similar to older operating systems. However, this feature was removed with Windows 10 and 11. So we wanted to prepare a small guide for you on how you can return Windows 11 to the classic Windows 98 look.

How to install Windows 98 theme for Windows 11?

• First, create a System Restore point just in case.
• To install the theme, download and install UXTheme Patcher by clicking here.
• Download the theme files by clicking here and paste the file contents into C:\Windows\Resources\Themes.
• Download OldNewExplorer by clicking here and install the file to change the right click menu to the old style menu.
• Finally, click here to install StartIsBack for the old generation start menu.
• After completing all the steps, restart your computer.

That’s all… If you have done everything correctly, when your computer restarts, you will get a Windows 11 theme like the one in the image above. Finally, it’s worth noting that the theme was tested on ‘Windows 11 Build 21H2’. Note that you may encounter various errors when you try to install it on earlier or later versions.

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