What is THEME? THEME is used as the file extension for Windows Desktop Theme files. .THEME files are text files that are used to store definitions of Windows desktop appearances with colors, styles, and references to image and sound. See the sample .THEME file included below.

File Extension: .THEME

MIME Type: text/plain

File Content: Windows Desktop Theme

.THEME files are Windows Desktop Theme files, that are used to store definitions of Windows desktop appearances with colors, styles, and references to image and sound. Here is a sample .THEME Windows Desktop Theme file, nature.theme:

[Theme]
; Nature - IDS_THEME_DISPLAYNAME_NATURE
DisplayName=@%SystemRoot%\System32\themeui.dll,-2101
SetLogonBackground=0

; Computer - SHIDI_SERVER
[CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]
DefaultValue=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-109

; UsersFiles - SHIDI_USERFILES
[CLSID\{59031A47-3F72-44A7-89C5-5595FE6B30EE}\DefaultIcon]
DefaultValue=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-123

; Network - SHIDI_MYNETWORK
[CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\DefaultIcon]
DefaultValue=%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-25
...

.THEME Windows Desktop Theme file sample: Click sample.theme to download.

Since .THEME files are in text format, you can use Notepad or any text editor to create or modify them. No special software is needed.

For for information on how to use .THEME Windows Desktop Theme files, see links below:

• Theme File Format, by Microsoft.