Microsoft intended these themes for students willing to personalize their computers, making it seem like they own their computers, and end up taking better care of them. That said, any user with Windows 11 22H2 or above can activate the Education Themes. These themes are unique, and the quality is exquisite. Before we begin to show you how to enable and use the hidden Education themes on Windows 11, we want to intimate our readers that the name “Education Themes” has nothing to do with the Education edition of Windows. This is how these themes can be for everyone. Note that changing the theme changes the desktop wallpaper, accent colors, and some other highlights. However, if you want to keep the other things in as-is condition while only changing the background, you can download a separate Education wallpaper pack given below.

How to Activate Education Themes in Windows 11

To enable/activate the hidden education themes in Windows 11, download and run the Registry file and then restart the computer, or perform the steps below for manual configuration.   Enable education themes in Windows 11 (314 bytes, 24 hits) After a few minutes, the new themes will be downloaded to your computer. You can also use our top selection of disk imaging and backup software, so you never lose your data or operating system again. This will open the Windows Registry Editor. Paste the path above into the navigation field inside the editor to quickly locate the key. Right-click the Device Key, expand New from the context menu, and then click Key. Name the Key Education. Right-click the Education Key, expand New from the context menu, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name this DWORD EnableEduThemes. Double-click the EnableEduThemes value and enter “1” under Value Data, then click Ok. Continue to the next section to learn how to apply the new Education Themes.

How to Apply Education Themes in Windows 11

Now that you have enabled and downloaded the new Education Themes in Windows 11 22H2, here is how to apply them: Selecting a theme will change the background, accent colors, and other personalizations. However, if you only want to change the background, you can find them at the following location: Simply paste the following into either File Explorer or the Run Command box. The wallpapers will be available in separate folders that you can apply directly as a background without applying the entire theme. Of course, these are only available after you have enabled and downloaded the Education Themes. If you want to apply these backgrounds without activating the hidden themes, you can download the wallpapers from below.

Download Windows 11 Education Themes Background Wallpapers

  Education Theme Backgrounds [zip] (4.5 MiB, 30 hits) Once downloaded, extract the content from the zipped folder. Right-click on the image you want to use as wallpaper, and then click “Set as desktop background.”Set image as background

How to Disable Education Themes in Windows 11

Follow the steps given below to disable the Education Themes on your Windows PC manually, or run this Registry file and restart the computer:   Disable-Education-Themes.reg (314 bytes, 17 hits) Education Themes will now be disabled. Type in regedit in the Run Command box. Paste the path given above into the navigation field inside the editor for quick navigation. Right-click the Education Key and click Delete.

Conclusion

Microsoft is making its best effort to make the Windows OS as customizable as possible. It lets the end-users make their PCs unique and change them in a way that works best with their preferences. Here are a few of the top personalizations you can make in Windows 11:

Customize the Quick Access menuCustomize the WinX menuTurn off or change notification soundsRemove the Chat, Widgets, Task View, and Search from the taskbarEnable and add desktop stickersShow or hide the taskbarCustomize widgets Change the default display font Enable icon animations in Settings app Make the taskbar transparentChange the mouse cursor/pointer

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