Change Windows Theme

Not many people know that you can speed up your PC/Windows simply if you just change your theme. Especially in Windows Vista it can give you a significant performance boost. In most cases you will get the best performance when you select the "classic" theme. This theme is based on older versions of Windows and has less animations and graphics, making your PC faster because it needs to load less. Below is explained how to change themes for the most common versions of Windows.

Change Windows 7 Theme

Right-click in a blank area on your desktop screen and click on "Personalize" in the menu that pops up
In the "Personalization" window that pops up, click on the Windows Classic theme
Not happy with the theme? You can always change it to another one by following the same steps

Change Windows Vista Theme

See first step "Change Windows 7 Theme"
In the Personalize Appearance and Sounds window that pops up, click on Theme
In the Theme Settings window that pops up, find the Windows Classic theme and select it
Click OK or Apply to make your theme settings official in Windows Vista
See last step "Change Windows 7 Theme"

Change Windows XP Theme

Right-click in a blank area on your desktop screen and click on Properties in the menu that pops up
Select the Windows Classic theme in the Themes tab in the "Display Properties" window that appears
Click on "OK" or "Apply" to make your theme settings official in Windows XP
See last step "Change Windows 7 Theme"

A big note should be added to the above tips: If you choose appearance over performance and you are NOT happy with the way the Windows Classic theme looks, you can always change your theme to a more suiting one by following the same above steps.