Heavy custom styling, including gold or diamond-themed desktop wallpapers, custom mouse pointers, radically different system icons, and third-party visual styles (themes) patched into the system files.

: This signaled a heavy visual overhaul. Standard Windows 7 used the glassy Aero theme. A "Diamond Gold" edition typically replaced system files ( uxtheme.dll ) to force custom third-party themes, featuring high-contrast gold or black-and-silver taskbars, custom boot animations, unique icon packs, and stylized wallpapers.