Check Out the Antarctica Theme for Windows 7

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 23 Feb 2011

Right now it’s snowing like crazy at our super secret headquarters, and it has been snowing like crazy for the past couple of days. Everything is covered in beautiful white snow. Last night I took a walk in the snow just to enjoy the falling snowflakes and hear the snow squeak under my boots.

It is a lucky coincidence that while it’s snowing like crazy over here, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has rolled out a new snowy theme for Windows 7. After releasing the Arctic theme, Microsoft has now released the Antarctic theme.

The Antarctic theme is a collection of 15 top quality images that showcase the beauty of Antarctica. “Life at the bottom of the world: Penguins frolic in this free Windows 7 theme featuring images of Antarctica and the South Atlantic's natural beauty,” says the theme’s description on the Windows 7 Personalization Gallery.

The aforementioned Arctic theme is also a collection of 15 top quality images, but this time the images showcase the beauty of the Arctic. “Enjoy the frozen beauty of the Arctic Circle and its wildlife—no frostbite necessary—in this Windows 7 theme,” says the theme’s description on the Windows 7 Personalization Gallery. Get this theme and you will be able view a snowy owl perched on a fence, a snowy owl in flight, a humpback whale underwater, icebergs in Greenland, arctic tern fishing, a polar bear, and various other images.

If you want even more snowy themes for Windows 7, check out Snow Sports and the appropriately named Winter theme. The Snow Sports theme is a collection of 8 top quality images that present the beauty of mountain skiing and snowboarding in fresh powder. There’s also an image that displays the beauty of camping in fresh powder as well.

The Winter theme is a collection of 13 top quality images that have one thing in common – lots and lots of snow. There’s snow outside and there’s plenty of snow on your desktop thanks to this theme. Here’s the theme’s official description as presented on the Windows Personalization Gallery: “Serene scenes of snowy landscapes grace this seasonal Windows 7 theme.”

If you would like to get the Antarctica theme, you can get it from the Personalization Gallery here.
Check out a preview below.



If you would like to get the Arctic theme, you can get it here.
Preview below.


If you would like to get the Snow Sports theme, you can get it here.
Preview below.


If you would like to get the Winter theme, you can get it
here.
Preview below.


If you would like to get other themes for Windows 7, visit the Personalization Gallery here.
At the time of writing this the gallery is home to more than 100 Windows 7 themes and about 80 desktop wallpapers.


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