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> I'm still rather baffled about how people look back fondly on XP, it looked like a toy for toddlers

Agreed, yet somehow its Start menu is still better than what you get on Windows 10 these days: https://i.stack.imgur.com/rwZqf.jpg

> ...installing the Zune theme was the first thing I did after a fresh install to try and tone it down.

Everyone knows the best XP theme was Royale Noir! https://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/

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That's beating a dead horse. Anything is better than the Windows 10 start menu, with the only exception of the Windows 8 (and a Server version, don't remember what) (lack of) one...

Or, maybe the Win8 one was better. It's a bit hard to be sure about this, but the first half of the comment stands.

That would be Server 2012. Took me months to figure out how to restart it via the GUI.

I actually came to like the 8.1 Start screen, though it took awhile. Basically my most-used programs are pinned to the start screen, so I can tap Windows, and use the mouse to select one, with a large margin for error. Or I can search based on the name of the program, and unlike Windows 10, it's only to match local items, and not include any web results.

My favorite was always HmmXP's Mono Blue. There aren't many screenshots of it but it looks just like this subtheme: https://www.deviantart.com/fugacious/art/HmmXPnoC-10312376

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