So you want to get the Windows 8 user experience, but hesitate to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on your computer? Then, try the Windows 8 UX Pack 4.0, it enables you to get the look and feel of Windows 8 on your Windows 7 without messing around with your system files at all. Definitely worth the try. Read on.
In Windows 8 UX Pack, it contains Windows 8 inspired themes, logon screen, start screen and features like start orb (no longer available in Windows 8), user tile and aero’s auto-colorization, to make your system resembles Windows 8.
Note : The User Account Control (UAC) need to be disabled and make sure close all the running applications on your Windows.
The transformation pack is extremely easy to install, in fact your Windows 7 can be instantly dressed up as Windows 8 in just a minute. All required are just a few mouse clicks in the configuration page and you are able to see the changes WITHOUT the need to reboot your system. Cool? Definitely!
After download, run Windows 8 UX Pack 4.0.exe from the zip file. A configuration page like the screenshot below will shown up. Configure the theme, logon screen wallpaper, desktop wallpaper and enable/disable Windows 8 features. The Metro Start Screen UI comes pre-configured gadgets.
Once done, hit the Install button to see the changes instantly. Yes, you don’t need to reboot your system.
To revert the changes, run the program again and hit the Uninstall button to get back to your default Windows look.
Windows 8 UX Pack 4.0 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 to run. Works only on Windows 7.
