
Additionally, some desktop themes have their own sound schemes. (An event can be an action that you perform, such as logging on to your Windows-10 computer, or an action that your computer performs, such as alerting you when you receive new e‑mail.) Windows comes with several sound schemes (a collection of related sounds) for common events. If you want to download a free theme to your PC, click the “Free” button located under the theme’s name.You can have your Windows-10 computer play a sound when certain events occur on your computer. Many of the them are available for no charge. Browse to any theme you’re interested in. The Microsoft Store app will open to its “Themes” section. To install new themes from the Microsoft Store, click the “Browse Themes” button located below the theme thumbnail section. To switch themes, click any one of the thumbnails, and the theme will change automatically.

Within each thumbnail, you’ll see a preview of that theme’s desktop image, highlight color, and window color (dark or light). Below that, you’ll see thumbnails of each available theme arranged in a grid. Speaking of that section, expand the “Current Theme” menu (if it’s not already open) by clicking it.

Type in the name and click “Save.” After that, your custom theme will appear in the list of themes in the section below. To do so, click the “Save” button located just below summary area.Īfter clicking “Save,” Windows will ask you to name the theme in a pop-up window. If you have previously set a custom desktop background in Windows Settings or modified your sound scheme, accent color, or mouse cursor style, you’ll have the option to save your personalization settings as a custom theme in Personalization > Themes. Each link will take you to the proper page in Settings or Control Panel where you can set those options.

To use them, just click “Background,” “Color,” “Sounds,” or “Mouse Cursor” near the top of the window. You can set those individually in different sections of Settings and Control Panel, but Windows provides provides quick links to each of them at the top of the Personalization > Themes page. In Windows 11, a custom theme is a combination of your personalization settings for desktop background, accent color color, dark or light mode, mouse cursor style, and sound scheme.
