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The desktop in Windows Server 2003 is boring. How do I enable themes?

April 26, 2017boring desktop enable server themes Windows

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The desktop in Windows Server 2003 is boring. How do I enable themes?

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The Luna theme is disabled by default to reduce system resources used by the operating system. If you want to enable it (at a small hit to performance), follow these steps: 1>click Start, then Run, and type “services.msc” (without quotes) and click OK 2>find the “Themes” service (without quotes), right click and select Properties, select “Automatic” instead of “Disabled” (without quotes) in the startup type box 3>Click Apply. 4>Click Start 5>Click OK. 6>Right click on the desktop 7>Click Properties 8>Click on the Themes Tab and you will now be able to select a theme called Windows XP – select it, click OK and the Luna Theme will appear. Note that this can be further customized under the Display properties/Appearance Tab.