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What Is a THEMEPACK File?

Open a Windows 7 system theme to get wallpapers, cursors, screensavers, and more

By Tim Fisher Tim Fisher Senior Vice President & Group General Manager, Tech & Sustainability Emporia State University Tim Fisher has more than 30 years' of professional technology experience. He's been writing about tech for more than two decades and serves as the VP and General Manager of Lifewire.
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lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on July 20, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email File Types File Types Apps Windows MS Office Linux Google Drive Backup & Utilities Design Cryptocurrency <h3> What to Know</h3> A THEMEPACK file is a Windows system theme file.Double-click one to automatically load it in Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7. This article explains what THEMEPACK files are and how to use them in Windows.
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A THEMEPACK file is a Windows system theme file.Double-click one to automatically load it in Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7. This article explains what THEMEPACK files are and how to use them in Windows.
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What Is a THEMEPACK File

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<h2> What Is a THEMEPACK File </h2> A file with the THEMEPACK file extension is a Windows theme pack file. They're created by Windows 7 to apply similarly themed desktop backgrounds, window colors, sounds, icons, cursors, and screensavers. <h2> How to Open a THEMEPACK File </h2> THEMEPACK files do open in Windows 11, 10, and 8, just as they can in Windows 7.
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What Is a THEMEPACK File

A file with the THEMEPACK file extension is a Windows theme pack file. They're created by Windows 7 to apply similarly themed desktop backgrounds, window colors, sounds, icons, cursors, and screensavers.

How to Open a THEMEPACK File

THEMEPACK files do open in Windows 11, 10, and 8, just as they can in Windows 7.
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This is done by just double-clicking or double-tapping the file; another program or install utility isn&#39;t necessary for the files to run. The newer .DESKTHEMEPACK files are not backward-compatible with Windows 7, which means that while .THEMEPACK files can open in all four versions of Windows, only Windows 11, 10, and 8 can open .DESKTHEMEPACK files.
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This is done by just double-clicking or double-tapping the file; another program or install utility isn't necessary for the files to run. The newer .DESKTHEMEPACK files are not backward-compatible with Windows 7, which means that while .THEMEPACK files can open in all four versions of Windows, only Windows 11, 10, and 8 can open .DESKTHEMEPACK files.
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Windows uses the CAB format to store the contents of THEMEPACK files, which means they can also be opened with any popular compression/decompression program, the free 7-Zip tool being one example. This won't apply or run anything inside the THEMEPACK file, but it will extract the wallpaper images and other components that make up that theme. If you have a THEME file that isn't a Windows theme, it may instead be a Comodo theme file used with Comodo Internet Security and Comodo Antivirus, or a GTK theme index file used in GNOME.
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Windows uses the CAB format to store the contents of THEMEPACK files, which means they can also be opened with any popular compression/decompression program, the free 7-Zip tool being one example. This won't apply or run anything inside the THEMEPACK file, but it will extract the wallpaper images and other components that make up that theme. If you have a THEME file that isn't a Windows theme, it may instead be a Comodo theme file used with Comodo Internet Security and Comodo Antivirus, or a GTK theme index file used in GNOME.
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If you find that an application on your PC tries to open the file but it's the wrong application or you'd rather have another installed program open it, see How to Change File Associations in Windows for our guide on making that change. <h2> How to Convert a THEMEPACK File </h2> If you want to use a .THEMEPACK file in Windows 8 or newer, there&#39;s no reason to convert it because it&#39;s already compatible with those versions of Windows just like it is with Windows 7. However, you may want to convert a .THEMEPACK file to a .THEME file.
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If you find that an application on your PC tries to open the file but it's the wrong application or you'd rather have another installed program open it, see How to Change File Associations in Windows for our guide on making that change.

How to Convert a THEMEPACK File

If you want to use a .THEMEPACK file in Windows 8 or newer, there's no reason to convert it because it's already compatible with those versions of Windows just like it is with Windows 7. However, you may want to convert a .THEMEPACK file to a .THEME file.
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You can do that with the free Win7 Theme Converter. After you load the file into that program, place a check on Theme output type and then select Convert. If you want to use the newer .DESKTHEMEPACK files in Windows 7, the easiest thing to do, instead of converting the .DESKTHEMEPACK to a .THEMEPACK file, is to open the .DESKTHEMEPACK file in Windows 7 with the free Deskthemepack Installer tool.
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You can do that with the free Win7 Theme Converter. After you load the file into that program, place a check on Theme output type and then select Convert. If you want to use the newer .DESKTHEMEPACK files in Windows 7, the easiest thing to do, instead of converting the .DESKTHEMEPACK to a .THEMEPACK file, is to open the .DESKTHEMEPACK file in Windows 7 with the free Deskthemepack Installer tool.
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Another option is to open the .DESKTHEMEPACK file in Windows 7 with a file zip/unzip tool, like the 7-Zip program mentioned above. This will let you copy out the wallpapers, audio files, and anything else you want to use.
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Another option is to open the .DESKTHEMEPACK file in Windows 7 with a file zip/unzip tool, like the 7-Zip program mentioned above. This will let you copy out the wallpapers, audio files, and anything else you want to use.
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The background images in a .DESKTHEMEPACK file are stored in the DesktopBackground folder. You can use those images when you change your Windows wallpaper to have them apply to Windows 7. If you need to convert the wallpaper images or audio files into a different file format, use a free file converter.
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The background images in a .DESKTHEMEPACK file are stored in the DesktopBackground folder. You can use those images when you change your Windows wallpaper to have them apply to Windows 7. If you need to convert the wallpaper images or audio files into a different file format, use a free file converter.
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<h2> Still Can&#39 t Open It </h2> THEMEPACK is an unusually long file extension (most are just a few characters), but you might still mix it up with similar looking files. When this happens, you more often than not have to take an entirely different approach at opening the file, and this is especially true in the case of this file format. PACK files, for example, might at first appear to be related in some way to Windows theme files.
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THEMEPACK is an unusually long file extension (most are just a few characters), but you might still mix it up with similar looking files. When this happens, you more often than not have to take an entirely different approach at opening the file, and this is especially true in the case of this file format. PACK files, for example, might at first appear to be related in some way to Windows theme files.
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But in reality, they could just be compressed JAR files, something the program Pack200 is responsible for. <h2> More on Windows Themes </h2> Windows also stores themes with the THEME file extension, but those are just plain text files. They describe colors and styles that the theme should have, but plain text files can't hold images and sounds.
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But in reality, they could just be compressed JAR files, something the program Pack200 is responsible for.

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Windows also stores themes with the THEME file extension, but those are just plain text files. They describe colors and styles that the theme should have, but plain text files can't hold images and sounds.
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THEME files, then, just reference those items that are stored elsewhere. Windows stopped using .THEMEPACK files in Windows 8 and replaced them with themes that have the .DESKTHEMEPACK extension.
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THEME files, then, just reference those items that are stored elsewhere. Windows stopped using .THEMEPACK files in Windows 8 and replaced them with themes that have the .DESKTHEMEPACK extension.
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Windows 11 exclusively uses THEME files. You can download free THEME and THEMEPACK files directly from Microsoft.
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Windows 11 exclusively uses THEME files. You can download free THEME and THEMEPACK files directly from Microsoft.
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How to Turn on Windows 11 Dark Mode FAQ How do you uninstall a theme pack on Windows 10? Go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps, scroll down, select the theme, and click Uninstall. After it has uninstalled, go to Windows Settings &gt; Personalization &gt; Themes, right-click the theme and select Delete to completely remove it from your computer.
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How to Turn on Windows 11 Dark Mode FAQ How do you uninstall a theme pack on Windows 10? Go to Windows Settings > Apps, scroll down, select the theme, and click Uninstall. After it has uninstalled, go to Windows Settings > Personalization > Themes, right-click the theme and select Delete to completely remove it from your computer.
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How do I create a theme pack for Windows 10? Right-click a blank area of the desktop, select Personalize, and go to Themes. Select a background, accent color, Windows sound, and mouse cursor.
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How do I create a theme pack for Windows 10? Right-click a blank area of the desktop, select Personalize, and go to Themes. Select a background, accent color, Windows sound, and mouse cursor.
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Click the Save theme button, enter a name for the theme, and click Save. How do I transfer my theme pack to another computer?
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Click the Save theme button, enter a name for the theme, and click Save. How do I transfer my theme pack to another computer?
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You can only export custom themes. Right-click a blank area of the desktop, select Personalize, and go to Themes. Right-click the theme you want to transfer, select Save theme for sharing, enter a name for the file, and save the theme to your desktop. Transfer the file to the other PC and then open it to install it there.
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You can only export custom themes. Right-click a blank area of the desktop, select Personalize, and go to Themes. Right-click the theme you want to transfer, select Save theme for sharing, enter a name for the file, and save the theme to your desktop. Transfer the file to the other PC and then open it to install it there.
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