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Windows Forums member, Uvais, shares a skin pack made by DeviantArt user ~hameddanger. The package is designed to work with Windows 7 SP1 (download Service Pack 1–SP1–for Windows 7) and will work with both the 32 bit and 64 bit version.
Note: Before installing this skin pack, create a system restore point.
Here’s what it looks like on my PC (click to enlarge):
![windows 8 theme [Update] Skin Windows 7 to Look Like Windows 8 (Pre release Build) [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/windows-8-theme-large.png "windows-8-theme")
Update: ~hameddanger states the following is updated or included in version 1.1:
- New version of Aura Beta 3 included
- New visual style
- CustoPack version included
- Updated windows branding in other sizes
- Updated log on screen
- Updated Windows button
Also the following fixes are in version 1.1:
- Start menu fix
- Taskbar fix
- 64-Bit Bugs fixed
- Black log on screen fix
To install the skin pack, download it here, extract it, and double click on 8 Skin Pack 1.1.exe.
Click through the installation process to install the theme and, when installed, reboot your PC.
To uninstall the theme, go to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program and uninstall 8 Skin Pack 1.1.
Download 8 Skin Pack 1.1 For 7
![download64 [Update] Skin Windows 7 to Look Like Windows 8 (Pre release Build) [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/icons/download64.png "[Update] Skin Windows 7 to Look Like Windows 8 (Pre release Build) [How To]"){kind=icon} | Download 8 Skin Pack 1.1 For 7~hameddanger via Windows Forums |
![[Update] Skin Windows 7 to Look Like Windows 8 (Pre release Build) [How To]](http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d8dc17f8125b6173e60d5f221838ab63?s=100&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D100&r=G "[Update] Skin Windows 7 to Look Like Windows 8 (Pre release Build) [How To]"){kind=avatar}
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