Not everyone knows, but all of our brilliant Windows 7 Themes here at Everything-Microsoft also work perfectly fine on Windows 8. So if you’re looking to give your Windows 8 Desktop a bit of a refresh, be sure to go and check out our extensive gallery of Windows 8 Themes.

Today I have 4 Water Inspired themes which will work on both Windows 7 and Windows 8. There’s nothing more majestic and graceful than flowing rivers, gushing waterfalls and churning seas which is why this selection of themes will be be brilliant for any Windows 7 or Windows 8 desktop.

Blue Water Theme

Bodies of water in all their varied magnificence are seen in this free theme for Windows 7: reflecting the lights of the city, flowing under picturesque stone bridges, winding through rolling hills, and glowing with a tropical ocean blue.

Blue Water Theme

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Australian Shores

The best of Australian beaches and waterways are on display in this free Windows 7theme by photographer Anton Gorlin, including alpine lakes, beaches lit up with pastel sunsets, and towering hills of sand under brilliant blue skies.

Australian Shores

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Aqua Dynamic Theme

Churning seas, rushing rivers, and gracefully curling waves are just a few of the images you’ll get with this free Windows 7 theme. Water: powerful, serene, and dynamic, captured by our community of contributors in splendid color and form. This theme updates automatically through an RSS feed.

Aqua Dynamic theme

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Waterfalls Theme

Gurgling canyon creeks, rushing mountain streams, and cascading, terraced rivers: Waterfalls in all their glorious diversity are featured in this free theme for Windows 7.

Waterfalls Theme

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Windows 8 has come with plenty of new graphical changes designed to help improve the users experience. The Metro UI for a start has completely changed the way Windows presents programs to the user. The lockscreen is a big improvement from previous versions. It’s got notifications built into it which make it quick and easy to see what’s going on.

In this guide I’m going to show you how you can customise your Windows 8 machine.

First off to access your personalization settings go to your Charms Bar, then Settings followed by More PC Settings

You’ll now find yourself at the Windows 8 Personalization settings

Lock Screen

The first thing we’re going to look at customising is the Lock Screen.

Here you’ll be able to change the picture used for your Lock Screen. You can choose from the ones already included in Windows 8, or you can browse your computer for a different image if you wish.

The other thing you can personalize is the new notifications that appear on your Lock Screen. All you have to do is click on each of the icons to choose which app you’d like to have displaying notifications on the start screen. It’s simple to add and remove them

Start Screen

The start screen is another section of your PC that you can customise. Here you can adjust the colour scheme by sliding the slider to the colour of your choice.

You can also choose from a variety of designs and patterns available in Windows 8.

Account Picture

It’s quick and easy to change your account picture. Just click on the Account Picture tab and you’ll be able to view your current account picture, browse for a new one or take one there and then with your webcam.

Themes

Of course you are still able to make use of the giant selection of Windows 7 themes that we have here but you can also take advantage of the growing collection of Windows 8 themes as well.

Remember these themes only apply to the desktop part of Windows 8 and have no effect on the Metro UI.

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