Enable Hidden Themes

[Orbital Shark]

1st page updated with all 8 new regional themes.

 

[bum]

1st page updated with all 8 new regional themes.

Add this to your reg file to show and select the wallpaper in the "Desktop Background" options:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers\KnownFolders\0
\Windows Wallpapers\MergeFolders]
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-JP\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-DE\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CN\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ES\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-FR\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-KR\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-MX\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-RU\\Wallpaper"=""

 

[Orbital Shark]

Nice 1 bum

Update: I don't have the above registry settings but the wallpapers still show in 'Desktop Background'. I'm looking for a way to get them 2 show within it's coutries name, but it's proving a bit resilliant

 

[bum]

Nice 1 bum

Update: I don't have the above registry settings but the wallpapers still show in 'Desktop Background'. I'm looking for a way to get them 2 show within it's coutries name, but it's proving a bit resilliant

Rename each folder named Wallpaper with it's respective country and do the same for the word "Wallpaper" in each entry in my last post.

 

[Orbital Shark]

I've been that way round but if you look at the actual folders for the original 5 regional themes, they have their own country folder then the wallpaper files but the theme files only use 'Wallpaper'

The MergeFolders for UK (in my case) also state wallpaper & not 'United Kingdom' it's that bit that's eluding me

 

[bum]

I've been that way round but if you look at the actual folders for the original 5 regional themes, they have their own country folder then the wallpaper files but the theme files only use 'Wallpaper'

The MergeFolders for UK (in my case) also state wallpaper & not 'United Kingdom' it's that bit that's eluding me

Did you change the word "Wallpaper" in the reg file above? The included wallpapers such as UK (GB) are categorized even without renaming the entry. Run the reg but first change names for added wallpaper only.

 

[Orbital Shark]

Yeah it works fine mate

   Note

i'm just too much of a perfectionist plus i like getting to grips with things 100% LOL

 

[Orbital Shark]

Update

Update: New/All regional themes added to 1st post.

 

[MUff1N]

Update: New/All regional themes added to 1st post.

Thanks a bunch Shark! Yea I didn't know "How to" enable this stuff & you made it quite easy for me.
I'm one who loves to customize my OS to make it a one of a kind & to suit my needs...
Now I got all kinds of themes!
Thank you!

 

[dorian hawkmoon]

Umm, I thinks microsoft has released the themes officially. Great effort, though

 

[SeattleMike]

Umm, I thinks microsoft has released the themes officially. Great effort, though

Scroll down for the international themes

 

[Orbital Shark]

Umm, I thinks microsoft has released the themes officially. Great effort, though

Scroll down for the international themes

Nice find

I was on the MS Site a few days ago & they weren't there. Updated 1st post to reflect that link

 

[Klaw117]

Nice, I like having these themes on my computer, but is there any way for the Regional Themes from Microsoft to appear under "Aero Themes" and not "My Themes" in the Personalization window?

 

[Hondajt]

Nice, I like having these themes on my computer, but is there any way for the Regional Themes from Microsoft to appear under "Aero Themes" and not "My Themes" in the Personalization window?

Thats what the entire first post is explaining I believe?

 

[Klaw117]

Nice, I like having these themes on my computer, but is there any way for the Regional Themes from Microsoft to appear under "Aero Themes" and not "My Themes" in the Personalization window?

Thats what the entire first post is explaining I believe?

The ones you download from Microsoft are different. When you download them, they're saved as, say Taiwan.themepack and then all you do is double click on them to get them on your computer. It's not like the others where there's a folder labeled MCT-US or something.