Windows/Visual Styles/Windows Basic

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Versions of Windows Basic compared with Windows Aero
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.