Get Your New Windows 7 Themes Right Here

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Now you can have a Coca-Cola vs Pepsi match on your desktop theme.

So you've just installed Windows 7 and you're looking to make it your own. The appearance of one's OS is something that is deeply personal. Just take a look at your own desktop and compare it to the settings of others – totally different, right?

Windows 7 makes customization easier with more theme choices. While going with a pre-made theme does kind of go against the whole idea of complete customization, they still make for interesting starting points. Or, maybe you just want a Coca-Cola, Ferrari or Gears of War desktop theme.

Microsoft has updated its personalization gallery with fresh themes from movies such as Avatar and people movers such as Ducati and Porsche. If you're feeling patriotic or you just want to soak in the ambiance from another country, you can also download the international themes, which include scenery from around the world.

Check it all out here and let us know which one you end up going with.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
18 Comments Comment from the forums
  • jomofro39
    I got all the fast things and coca-cola. Keep 'em hyped, keep 'em fast. Thanks for pointing these out. Vroom Vroom.
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  • hispeed120
    I've always been a fan of Ferrari, and normally my desktop reflects such. However, the Ferrari theme here just has the wrong red, and it doesn't look that good. However, that 458 that they use is a different story! :)
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  • buwish
    Went with Russia...my home away from home.
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  • cekasone
    will these work with the RC?
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  • About time they released more themes! :)

    Then again, I've got something like around 60 backgrounds with a different one showing every 3 minutes on my system.

    What I would like to see them release is themes geared for multi-monitor setups. Now that would be cool. :D
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  • AdamB5000
    Question for you all. I don't have Win7 yet. I will buy it for my next build. That picture shown above, is that a wallpaper that is shipped with Win 7 or is it part of a downloadable theme? I think the picture above would make a very interesting wallpaper!
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  • eddieroolz
    I skinned my Windows 7, so as of yet no need for these. Makes it very easy for novices though!
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  • eyemaster
    AdamB5000Question for you all. I don't have Win7 yet. I will buy it for my next build. That picture shown above, is that a wallpaper that is shipped with Win 7 or is it part of a downloadable theme? I think the picture above would make a very interesting wallpaper!
    Windows 7 has wall papers, but also you can decide if your wallpaper changes every few minutes. I selected a folder of my pictures as a wallpaper, so it scrolls through them over time.
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  • Shadow703793
    WHAT?!?!? No Crysis theme yet?!?!? No COD4??? :lol:
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  • JonathanDeane
    No mention of the new gadgets? :)

    Some of those are even cooler then the new desktops wootness. lol

    I went with the Coca Cola one, at least until they come out with a Mountain Dew and Doritos one....
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