# namazso/SecureUxTheme

🎨 A secure boot compatible in-memory UxTheme patcher

Repository: https://github.com/namazso/SecureUxTheme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/secureuxtheme
Language: C++
License: LGPL-2.1
License Family: copyleft
Topics: windows, theme, style, uxtheme, uxstyle, windows-10, windows-8, windows-8-1, customization, ricing, windows-11, windows-11-tweaker
Last push: 2025-06-30T15:32:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 29, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2591, "days_push": 429, "days_rel": 435, "gap_med": 254, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3115, forks 215 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:44.135279+00:00)

## What it is
SecureUxTheme is a Windows utility that removes signature verification of visual styles (themes) in memory, enabling third-party custom themes without modifying system files or requiring drivers. It is secure boot compatible and supports Windows 8.1 through Windows 11 and Windows Server.

## Use cases
- apply third-party custom themes on Windows 11
- patch uxtheme signature verification without secure boot issues
- customize Windows visual styles without modifying system files
- enable unsigned msstyles themes on Windows 10
- fix LogonUI resetting colors on lock screen

## When to choose
- you want to use custom visual styles on Windows 8.1/10/11 with Secure Boot enabled
- you prefer an in-memory patcher with no system file modifications or drivers
- you need ARM64 or Windows Server support for theme patching

## When to avoid
- you only want to change themes without third-party visual styles
- you need per-program theme customization
- you are not comfortable troubleshooting potential login loops caused by incompatible themes

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, developer-tools
- domain: windows, desktop-applications
- platform: windows
- tags: uxtheme, theme-patcher, secure-boot, windows-customization, ricing, visual-styles, customization, desktop

## Member repositories
- namazso/SecureUxTheme (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.135279+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:26:40.075867+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/namazso/SecureUxTheme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.135279+00:00, sha 6536977b2289)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.