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Please consider donating - so these projects, including Revert8Plus, can continue to be developed

I’ve been developing tools to simplify your PC since 2022, and during this time every tool has been free to download, and I intend for this to continue. Developing these projects, however, takes a lot of time and commitment. I’m happy to put in the long hours, especially as I find the projects both exciting and inspiring. So, having committed to creating my best work, I assumed that, after a year or so, monetary returns would start to trickle in, to help cover basic living expenses. Yet sadly this never happened.

I’m happy to say that my website has grown significantly over the past couple of years, and now attracts over 150K monthly page views. Yet, even so, I discovered that most good ad networks are unwilling to approve sites with fewer than 1M page views per month. So, whilst my site has been displaying Carbon Ads for the past few months, the CPM is so low that it brings barely $10 each month, which is quite sad. My YouTube channel brings equally small returns, at around $14 monthly, and sponsors are not particularly interested in channels with fewer than 10K subscribers. Donations from both the website and YouTube combined are averaging $3 monthly and, whilst each individual donation is truly appreciated, the money doesn’t go far.

So sadly I'm now struggling to stay afloat, and if things don’t quickly improve, by mid-September I’ll have nowhere to live. This would be devastating, both personally and for the future of my projects. I have over the past few weeks continued developing several projects, including a tool to easily install Windows 7 on modern hardware, and the long awaited Revert8Plus v5. I’m concerned, however, that if I have no money or place to live, these will probably never get finished.

I love developing all my projects, and am delighted that so many people are now interested in my work. If I can keep developing these projects, my site would continue to grow, with even more people coming to use and enjoy these tools - thus making long term funding significantly easier.

As an extra note, I do have two new ideas, and either one or both would almost certainly bring long term financial support for my site. Yet, I’ll need at least several weeks to put these into practice, so they would only be feasible if I can keep my home.

At the moment, having tried almost everything I can think of to make ends meet, there are few options left. I never want to resort to using bad ad networks with their annoying pop ups, or other user-hostile ways of monetization, as I have always tried to produce user-friendly content. As such, I’ve decided to ask directly here, hoping some of you might offer your support.

I need only enough donations to cover the next couple of months, as this would give me enough time to finish and release my next projects, plus put my new funding ideas into action, and so secure a positive long term outcome.

So, to everyone who visits my site, if you have enjoyed my work, tools, tutorials or advice, I very much hope you might consider offering a donation at this time. It would make all the difference in the world! Thank you.

Please use the donate button on the right. It doesn’t matter how small your donation: if enough visitors give just $1, the current situation would be resolved.

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Revert8Plus
Windows 7 and Vista transformation pack for Windows 10 and 11
What is Revert8Plus?

Revert8Plus is a fully automated and customisable transformation pack for users of Windows 10 or 11. It enables you to transform the look of your PC into Windows 7, in just five clicks of your mouse. It was first released in February 2024, with the current version, v4, having been released in January 2025.

The transformation pack restores many of the features you might now miss, including aero glass, start menu, control panel, and Windows Media Center. It works with all versions of Windows 10 and 11, up to 24H2. As most features do not require system file modifications, Windows updates can still be installed without issue. If you install it and for any reason change your mind, the transformation pack can be quickly and simply uninstalled from control panel.

The main features that Revert8Plus v4 restores to their W7 versions are as follows: Start Menu, taskbar, File Explorer, standard controls, aero glass, tray menus, alt-tab, basic and classic theme, Control panel, UWP titlebars, login screen, context menus, file copy dialog, message boxes, aero peek, and UAC.

Frequently asked questions
  • Does this impact performance?
  • On Windows 10, it usually has very little impact, whilst on Windows 11, it generally improves performance.
  • What versions of Windows does this support?
  • Windows 10 versions 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 20H1, 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, and 22H2.
    Windows 11 versions 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2.
    Update: Microsoft has broken Revert8Plus on Windows 11 23H2 and 24H2 in a Windows Update.
  • How can I uninstall Revert8Plus?
  • Go to Control Panel > Programs and features > Uninstall a program
  • Can I use Windows Update with Revert8Plus?
  • Yes! You can safely update Windows without breaking Revert8Plus. You don't need to uninstall it beforehand.
  • I've got a question not listed here!
  • No worries, contact me!
History

Revert8Plus happened by chance, beginning with the creation of a script to install programs and configure settings. This script saved time, when frequently having to reinstall Windows. After lots of customisation tweaks, it appeared that the computer was looking increasingly like Windows 7, which was brilliant!

With further tweaks, the script continued to be updated, resulting in the emergence of a Windows 7 transformation pack. At the time, aware of no similar tool that could automate the process of making a computer look like Windows 7, the obvious next step was to publish the project, and so Revert8Plus was born!

Since its initial release in February 2024, Revert8Plus has been completely re-written from the ground up, with each subsequent version seeing significant improvements. It has been simplified and has enhanced performance, along with having many more features and being more customisable.

As ever, there are always more improvements being discovered, so Revert8Plus will continue to be developed for the foreseeable future.