We all know that whenever a new public version of Windows 8 was released by Microsoft, it came with a new boot screen. Windows 8 Consumer Preview came with Microsoft's favorite "Betta fish" boot screen. When Microsoft released Release Preview version of Windows 8, it came with a different boot screen.
Now Windows 8 RTM has been released which comes with a new boot screen in which new Windows 8 logo is shown along with the same circle animation as shown in following image:
If you are using Windows 7 and want to have a look-like boot screen in Windows 7, this topic will help you.
Today in this topic, we are going to share Windows 8 RTM look-like boot screen for Windows 7 users. Interested people can follow these simple steps to enjoy this new boot screen:
1. First download the boot screen using following link:
Download Windows 8 RTM Boot Screen for Windows 7
PS: You'll find the download link in the right-side section of the above mentioned page.
2. Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file using 7-Zip, WinRAR or any other archive utility.
3. You'll get Windows-8-RTM-Boot-Screen.bs7 file which contains the actual boot screen.
To apply this boot screen, you'll need a freeware "Windows 7 Boot Updater". You can download it using following link:
Download Windows 7 Boot Updater
4. After downloading the free tool, run the downloaded EXE file. Its a portable program so you won't need to install it.
5. Once you run the program, click on "File -> Load boot skin..." option. It'll open browse dialog box, select the Windows-8-RTM-Boot-Screen.bs7 file which you downloaded in step 1.
6. That's it. Click on "Apply" button and it'll apply the boot screen.
7. Restart your system and get ready to enjoy new Windows 8 RTM boot screen in Windows 7.
Posted by: Vishal Gupta | Categories: Windows 7
Kyle
FIRST!!!!
NICE POST VG
Shazoji90
Hi! Anybody can help me??
My Windows Se7en 32-bit SP1 cannot use this boot animation,,
Also another animation with bitmap image too, nothing useable,,
Thank you in advanced,, ^_^
nikhil
this works with windows7 sp1 x64 pro????
Trong Kien
I can't run the Win7 boot updater...
i clicked on the program, a blue circle appeared for a few seconds and nothing happened :)
i wonder if this has anything to do with .net framework...
(win7 x64 sp1)
VG
^^ No idea. It works fine here in Windows 7 64-bit SP1.
@nikhil
Yes.
julian
hello, I'm using win7 x64 SP1 but I got an error like this image
img209.imageshack.us/img209/2554/errorboot.jpg
any idea how to get this bootscreen work??
VG
^^ I have also faced this error message and I think its related to Windows 8 boot loader. Do you also have Windows 8 installed in your system?
Jade
hey, will it work if my screen is 1024x600? cause i still got the vista's bootscreen and when i tried to use the Windows 7 Boot Updater and applied the original bootscreen, i got an error while booting and i have to insert the dvd just to get to the system recovery.
julian
@VG, I've just reinstalled from win8 release preview to win7 x64 sp1, then I try this win7 boot updater but it didn't work..I don't know about the win8 boot loader problem..
VG
^^ Did you format the C: partition before installing Windows 7?
@Jade
I think no.
julian
@VG yes I format the C: partition before installing..is this wrong??
Jade
yeah. it didn't work, i've tried it a while ago. do you know any solutions? thanks!
VG
^^ No. It only works when your screen resolution is equal or more than 1024x768.
@julian
No. Its absolutely fine. I have seen many such cases and I hope the developer will fix the issue in next version of Windows 7 Boot Updater.
Maza
Do you know if one can give Windows 7 the Windows Vista boot screen?
VG
^^ Try following command in Command Prompt:
bcdedit /set bootux basic
chinmay rout
how can i uninstall windows 8 RTM Boot Screen for Windows 7
VG
^^ Apply default boot screen using the same software.