DefaultThemesOff

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

DefaultThemesOff specifies whether to display the classic Windows® visual style, instead of the default visual style.

Note

This setting is deprecated in Windows® 8. In Windows 8, the classic Windows visual style is not available. This information is for reference only.

Values

true

Specifies that the classic Windows visual style is displayed, instead of the default visual style.

false

Specifies that the default visual style is displayed.

Valid Configuration Passes

specialize

auditSystem

auditUser

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | Themes | DefaultThemesOff

Applies To

For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set a customized theme.

<Themes>
   <ThemeName>Fabrikam Theme</ThemeName>
   <DefaultThemesOff>false</DefaultThemesOff>
   <DesktopBackground>%WINDIR%\web\wallpaper\fabrikam.jpg</DesktopBackground>
   <DefaultThemesOff>false</DefaultThemesOff>
</Themes>

See Also

Concepts

Themes