change this section in your theme file [VisualStyles] Path=%ResourceDir%\Themes\Cbfield\Cbfield.msstyles ColorStyle=NormalColor Size=NormalSize there are regkeys too but theyre not essential i would recommend changing this key for a classic login and shutdown theme HKU,.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager,DllName,0x20000,"%windir%\resources\themes\Cbfield\Cbfield.msstyles" edit :: or add it if it dont exist