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Here's another visual transformation guide. We saw quite a few of those on Dedoimedo, including how to make Windows XP look Windows 7, then how to the latter look like Windows 8, and we also dabbled in Android, changing its appearance to be like Windows and Phone.

Now, we will make Windows, specifically the Windows 10 Technical Preview, look somewhat like Mac OS X Yosemite, so that you can feel posh and special and stylish. Not that the stocks looks are bad, mind, but we wanna have some fun, and this tutorial will show you how to do that. Where to start If you look around the web, you will find dozens of guides offering partial solutions to your emotional thirst. Some are quite complicated, and others only work up to Windows 8.

Well, here, we will accomplish everything with just two downloads and some optional tweaking with wallpapers and icons. But that's it, basically. So we end up having this: You will have to the Mac OS X Yosemite Skin Pack from skinpacks.com, and also Skin Pack Auto UXThemePatcher. Make sure you choose the version, Style or Theme, because the latter does not support Windows 10 Technical Preview. And that's it. Begin by installing the patcher first. No need to reboot.

Why does wd my passport for mac keep asking for password. Wd my passport locked! I never set the password. It certainly seems to happen with the USB-powered drives MUCH more than it does with the externally powered drives. In fact, insufficient power over the USB port to the drive seems to be the #1 cause of headaches, both with locking drives and other corruption issues, people have with Passports. WD Essential Password - never set one up and now drive locked. I have used it for around 4 months, and the last time I used it last week suddenly from nowhere it is locked and asking for a password. Now that I have not set up a password I obviously do not have one. I have done the uninstall reinstall on my Mac. Nothing changes, the device is locked and it seem there is nothing I can do to unlock it.

Then, install the skin pack, choose the optional components available with the installer, and then start tweaking to your liking. After a few moments, you will get. Additional tweaks & customization We've just started. Now, you will need to invest some of your time and imagination in making everything presentable. All right, MetroSidebar looks like an interesting concept, but it is really unnecessary, so we will chuck it away. You might as well install a Mac-like wallpaper for extra authenticity. At the bottom of the screen, you have RocketDock, a very cool dock for Windows.

You can drag & drop icons onto it, as well as rearrange them. Right-click to delete items or add special widgets and separators. You can also change the size of icons from the default 50px to anything you like. The taskbar will be relocated to the top of the screen and made small, white and fancy, with the theme lookalike borrowed from Mac and some versions of Linux.

You might want to consider setting the taskbar to auto-hide. Furthermore, you might also want to hide the Recycle Bin from the desktop for a clean, tidy effect. The other side of the transformation: window decorations. The whole point of having a Mac theme is to have a bunch of traffic light colored buttons and that rounded, posh feel. Indeed, if you have applied the theme patcher, you'll get that. However, windows titles maybe be surrounded in a rectangle of a different color from the window border color, so you will have to right-click on the desktop > Personalize, and change the color balance until you get the desired transparency effect. And you will be enjoying yourself, for sure: Extras There are several optional things you may want to consider.

For me, it was the choice of monochrome icons (black & white), to make the dock look even more presentable and classy. This has nothing specifically to do with Mac OS X, but it may give you new ideas and inspiration for how to alter and polish your Windows theme even further. Please take a look, or just ignore completely. I chose the icon set from deviantArt, and then individually replaced the icons in the RocketDock. Goes well with the Mac theme, and the reduced number of different colors makes it all feel expensive. Gallery Some more pictures, just to waste everyone's bandwidth: Conclusion This is a very neat tutorial.

Personally, I like the Windows 8/10 flat theme, but this transformation is also quite cool, and it might infuse your system with new, unexpected freshness. The process is fairly simple, with safe restore points, no need for any reboots, and everything is fully reversible.