NewStart

The now-dead Windows XP still has its devotees, but there are features in this late operating system version that even they did not like. As a consequence, there are applications that, at the time, managed to customize the working environment of the popular Windows XP. NewStart is one of them.

NewStart is nothing more than a Windows XP theme having the sole function of removing the green start button of the operating system, which some considered inaesthetic in combination with the deep blue taskbar.

To use NewStart, you first have to deploy the Uxtheme Multi-patcher, which enables you to make modifications to the Windows themes.

Once installed, NewStart changes the green button, coloring its background in a deep blue that is very similar to the color of the taskbar. All the other settings, the icons, the windows and the buttons within them, as well as the message boxes, are preserved. In other words, the only change is that the green Start button is no longer green, but blue.

Whether you are very exigent or particular about the color scheme on your desktop or just want to enjoy a matching color combination between the Start button and the taskbar in Windows XP, NewStart might do the trick.