You can change the windows shell, and a lot of people do (for example LiteStep) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows http://en.w

You can change the windows shell, and a lot of people do (for example LiteStep) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_... There is also a very active windows theme customization community who use tools like windows blinds to tweak the current windows theme into something you probably wouldn't recognize. http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/ http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/