Windows 7 Taskbar Changed to Classic


  1. B4RL0W
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    Windows 7 Taskbar Changed to Classic


    just a quick question my computer didnt boot and put itself into recovery mode, found nothing wrong then worked fine. when the desktop came up i had this task bar?
    anybody know why and how i can change it back?


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  3. A Guy
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    Check and see if you are using a basic theme. If so, change to an Aero theme.

    Theme - Change or Save

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  4. WindowsStar
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    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
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    Has the Themes service stopped or been disabled?
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  6. B4RL0W
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    How can i check?
    and how do i enable it back again?
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  7. Fayla
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    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1
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    B4RL0W said:
    How can i check?
    and how do i enable it back again?
    By restarting the Desktop Window manager service
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  8. B4RL0W
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    Fixed it.
    I just did a simple "System Restore" and it fixed the problem.
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