eXPerience Pack

If you have an old computer that is still running an old operating system because its specifications do not permit it to run Windows XP, you can still enjoy the look of XP by installing eXPerience Pack.

It can customize a wide range of visual elements, such as startup and shutdown logos, icons, sounds and the overall theme, by replacing them with XP-inspired ones.

It needs to be mentioned from the beginning that this software package can only be run on computers running Windows 2000 or older, so if your OS is a new one, you need to look for another app that makes it resemble XP.

During the installation, you get the possibility to select which elements you want to personalize, while also enabling or disabling the option to hide the shortcut arrow from your system.

If, for some reason, the theme on your PC is not updated once you restart the computer, you can manually try to activate it by navigating to the Control Panel, then accessing the Appearance sub-section found in the Display section.

You can also choose to rebuild the icon cache in case they are not correctly displayed.

A handy function of eXPerience Pack is that it creates a backup of your current configuration before updating it to resemble Windows XP. This way, you can easily revert to the default look whenever you grow tired of the XP-inspired one, without too much hassle or effort on your side.