How to Enable Hidden Education Themes in Windows 11

This article describes steps to enable hidden education desktop themes on Windows 11.

Windows has predefined desktop themes combining desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds.

Themes can also be installed from the Microsoft Store. You can change the theme anytime, and when you do, it will automatically refresh the desktop with a preset accent color, background, and other settings.

Windows also has some desktop themes that are not available on all devices. These are hidden and only available on devices used by students on school computers.

If you want to use these themes on your Windows device, the steps below show you how.

Enable education themes for students in Windows 11 22H2

As described above, Windows has some desktop themes hidden on devices not used by students or for educational purposes.

These themes are hidden but can be enabled by editing the Windows registry.

Here’s how to do that.

Open the Windows Registry and navigate to the folder key path listed below.

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education

If you don’t see the Education folder key, right-click on the device parent key, then create the subkey (Education) folder.

On the right pane of the Education folder key, right-click and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value. Next, type a new key named EnableEduThemes.

Double-click the new value name (EnableEduThemes) and enter the Value data of 1 to enable additional educational themes for students.

A Value data of 0 or simply deleting the value name will remove the education themes from Windows.

That should do it! Restart your computer to apply your changes.

Once enabled, go to the Start menu and select Settings. When the Settings app opens, click the Personalization button, and select the Themes tile to expand.

You should see additional education themes available on the Personalization -> Themes settings pane.

If you don’t see the education themes, you may have installed the latest version (22H2) of Windows 11.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• Enabling hidden education themes on Windows 11 can provide students a fresh and engaging experience using school computers.
• Accessing additional educational themes through the Settings app allows for customization and personalization based on educational needs.
• The process involves editing the Windows registry and adding a new DWORD value to enable or disable the education themes.
• Once enabled, users can enjoy the new themes by navigating to the Themes section in the Settings app and selecting from the additional education themes.
• We hope this guide has helped enable these educational resources, and we welcome any feedback or additional insights from our readers.