The manufacturer of your computer might also install a theme that is specific to the brand of computer you have. If you use your own images as a desktop background and later want to regain access to the original “Windows” or “Windows 10” theme images, you can do so by applying that theme. Most of the images in this book depict the “Windows” theme desktop background.
Three colorful themes (Windows, Windows 10, and Flowers) and four high contrast themes (#1, #2, Black, and White) come with Windows 10. A theme can also include custom notification sounds that play to notify you of Windows events (such as a low battery or User Account Control request for Administrator approval of a change) and app events (such as an incoming instant message, a blocked pop-up window, or a completed transaction). These are the same elements we worked with in “Set the desktop background and system colors” earlier in this chapter. The most common elements of a theme are a desktop background image or series of images, and a corresponding system color (or colors that change with the background image). You can configure those elements through the Windows 10 Personalization settings, or if you prefer you can apply an entire package of personalization elements at one time by applying a theme. Previously in this chapter, we worked with the desktop background and system colors.
