How create .themepack programmatically for windows operating system?

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Hi Guys,

i have requirement to develop customized themepack file from website. i just need the reference library or something that is that possible to create themepack from website?
like there will some images to select from image list, 2-3 and then "Generate Theme & Download" so by installing that file theme will be applied to user's windows operating system.

What I have tried:

i searched on google to but all results showing like to create from windows properties and all that but didn't get programmatic solution & class library.

got result like that

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/24609/create-a-windows-7-theme-pack-from-scratch/
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows7/create-a-theme

Posted 22-May-16 21:15pm

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Updated 22-May-16 21:41pm

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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan · Answer 1 · 2016-05-22T21:41:00

Google doesn't consider you to be a programmer unless you append one of the frameworks, languages or MSDN to the search query. I search for "create themepack file msdn[^]" and it yielded that there is no C# library (or even C++ one). There is just a format that you have to follow. You can use C# to generate the file; plain-string-text. Add the images and other settings to it, and you're good to go.

Have a look at this file format description on MSDN, Theme File Format (Windows)[^]
Read this SO thread, How do I change the current Windows theme programatically? - Stack Overflow[^]