Official Nightfall and Starlight Panoramic Theme For Windows 8

Microsoft has released a first theme for Windows 8 Consumer Preview designed specially to extend seamlessly across dual monitors with identical resolution settings. This beautiful Nightfall and Starlight Panoramic theme contains 9 widescreen (3840×1200) high- resolution nature wallpapers and can only be used in Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

With this beautiful Nightfall and Starlight Panoramic theme for Windows 8 Consumer Preview, explore distant galaxies, verdant meadows, steep mountains, and serene seas without ever leaving your chair.

Notes: "This theme can only be used in Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows Developer Preview.

Panoramic images will automatically extend across both displays of a dual-monitor setup if both monitors have the same resolution settings. If the displays are different sizes or have different resolution settings, a different image will appear in each monitor.

Panoramic themes can be used on single monitor setups, but only the center part of the image will be visible".

Download the theme from here (Size: 7.8 MB) (via)

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