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this is all of the software i’ve used to create this setup!

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software name: retrobar

purpose of the software: taskbar modding software

download link: Releases · dremin/RetroBar · GitHub

instructions:

1. download retrobar from the download link.
2. extract the .zip file.
3. open the .exe file.
4. there you go! you can change the theme of your taskbar! right click on the taskbar once it launches, and go to properties.

note: there are many themes! the one i personally used was Windows Vista Basic. other themes include Windows XP Luna (and other styles like Olive Green and Royale Noir), Windows 2000, Windows 95-98, Longhorn Aero, and much more!

software name: rainmeter

purpose of the software: aesthetic desktop widgets

first skin used: omnimo 4.1 (to create the aero glass widgets)

second skin used: sticky (to replicate the sticky notes from win7)

download link to software: Rainmeter, desktop customization tool

download link to first skin used: Internet Archive: View Archive

download link to second skin used: Sticky Rainmeter Skin

instructions (to install the skins):

1. follow this guide to install the skins into rainmeter.