Windows/Visual Styles/Windows Basic: Difference between revisions

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Versions of Windows Basic compared with Windows Aero

Windows Basic as it appears in Windows Vista RC1

Windows Basic as in Windows 7

Windows Basic, sometimes referred to as Aero Basic, is the low-end visual style included with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Unlike Windows Aero, it does not use the Desktop Window Manager to display window content, making it appropriate for older hardware.

In the beta versions of Windows Vista, it was distinguished by its metal look, which was changed in subsequent versions of the operating system.

If Windows Vista RTM fails genuine validation, the OS will fall back to this theme, disabling Windows Aero. Reportedly, Service Pack 1 removes this limitation.

Although the Desktop Window Manager runs at all times in Windows 8, the Windows Basic theme was replaced with the Aero Lite visual style.

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-[[image:Win Vista WinBasic.jpg|right|thumb|Windows Basic in Windows Vista RC1]]
+[[image:Compare.png|right|thumb|Versions of Windows Basic compared with Windows Aero]]
-[[image:Win 7 Aero Basic.png|right|thumb|Windows Basic in Windows 7 RTM]]
+[[image:Win Vista WinBasic.jpg|right|thumb|Windows Basic as it appears in Windows Vista RC1]]
+[[image:Win 7 Aero Basic.png|right|thumb|Windows Basic as in Windows 7]]
-'''Windows Basic''', sometimes referred to as ''Aero Basic'', is the low-end theme included in [[Windows:Vista|Windows Vista]] and [[Windows:7|Windows 7]]. In beta versions of Windows Vista, it had more of a "metal" feel to it, but this was later removed for the theme present today.
+'''Windows Basic''', sometimes referred to as ''Aero Basic'', is the low-end visual style included with [[Windows:Vista|Windows Vista]] and [[Windows:7|Windows 7]]. Unlike [[Windows:Visual Styles:Aero|Windows Aero]], it does not use the [[Desktop Window Manager]] to display window content, making it appropriate for older hardware.
-The Windows Basic theme was removed from [[Windows:8|Windows 8]] and was replaced with [[Windows:Visual Styles:Aero Lite|Aero Lite]].
+In the beta versions of Windows Vista, it was distinguished by its metal look, which was changed in subsequent versions of the operating system.
+If Windows Vista RTM fails genuine validation, the OS will fall back to this theme, disabling Windows Aero. Reportedly, Service Pack 1 removes this limitation.
+Although the Desktop Window Manager runs at all times in [[Windows:8|Windows 8]], the Windows Basic theme was replaced with the [[Windows:Visual Styles:Aero Lite|Aero Lite]] visual style.