How to Change Windows 7 Start Orb-Button

Customization is always loved by every one. We buy new cellphones, tablets, laptops or even a desktop computers, we all look for some good customization features. Like we regularly keep changing Desktop Wallpapers, Themes, Login Screens and some time we also love to change casings in case of Laptops and Cellphones. 

Many of us want to change Windows Start Button but don't find any useful method or software to perform this task. If some get successful in changing the Start Orb by getting deep into Windows Tricks than mostly they don't know How To Design a Best Start Orb. We have already discussed and provided you with a Detailed and easiest Photoshop Tutorial about How to Design a Personalized Start Orb Yourself.

In today's post we'll provide you with Most Easy to use Software that let you to Change Windows Start Button/Orb Easily in a Few Clicks.  

How to Change Windows Start Button

Windows 7 Start Button Changer

To download the Windows 7 Start Button Changer and 10 beautiful Start Orbs Click the Download Button at the bottom of article.
Once you have downloaded the Zip File, unzip it and open the folder named "Windows 7 Start Button Changer" from the location where you have unzipped it.
Inside the folder you'll find a Portable Application that don't need to be installed.
To Change your Start Button just Right Click on Application named Windows 7 Start Orb Changer and select Run as Administrator

Once you Run Program as Administrator, a Dialogue Box will be opened asking you permission to Run the Program.
Just Click Yes
Once you clicked Yes.
A program named "Windows Start Orb Changer" will be opened.
From there just click the Change button and browse for your favorite Start Button.

You can also change the Start Orb  right from your desktop, because of Windows Assimilation of this Program.
Just Tick mark the Box "Add Short Cut In Context Menu"
This will add an option of tart Orb. All you need is a Right Click on your Desktop and Select Start Orb. The Program will be opened.

Download Windows 7 Start Orb Changer

 

We have already attached 10 beautiful Start Orbs with the file, you can select any one of your choice.

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Download Best Start Orbs Collection for Windows 7

Earlier we have shared a Pack of 12 Windows 7 Start Orbs, keeping in view the Desktop Customization requirements we have designed 10 more beautiful and unique Start Orbs/Buttons for Windows Operating System. Every one loves his/her desktop to be unique and representing his/her mood. So the look of our Desktops keep changing with our moods. When we are happy we love bright colors, when we are sad we choose dark colors, some of us go for similes and some just choose shapes. So every one has his own choice depending on mood. Here are 10 more best and beautiful Windows Start Orbs, you'll love. To download these just click the download button below the image.

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Pack of 12 Beautiful Start Orbs/Start Buttons

Customization is loved by every one, all of us want to customize our belongings as we like and according to our taste, especially when it comes to our Desktop Computers, we love to change every thing from "By Default or Factory Settings to our Own Likings. First of all we change Wallpapers, then we come towards Logon Screen and some other Tweaks. Its very rare to customize Start Orb, because of "difficulty to Change". Buts with availability of Free Softwares in Online Market "Internet" it has become the easiest to change Start Orbs, just like Changing Desktop Wallpapers.

 Earlier at Software Wanted platform we shared the Easiest Tutorial "How to Create Start Orb in Photoshop". Today we are sharing some of our "Software Wanted's" created Start Orbs.

There is a Pack of 12 Beautiful and Amazing Start Orbs for you to Download Free and make the Desktop Beautiful. Software Wanted has designed these 12 Start Button for you to be used on your Desktop.

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This is a Pack of 12 Beautiful Start Orbs, in which Software Wanted has used third party images, applied several effects and created Start Button itself.

This pack has Start Orbs for Face Book fans, Angry Birds fans, Social Network Fans, and Many more Abstract Orbs.

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Create Windows 7 Start Orb in Photoshop"Start Button Tutorial"

As customization is always loved by everyone, everyone wants his/her things to be unique, beautiful and attractive. That's why at SoftwareWanted we regularly include articles related to Desktop Customization. In today's post we are focused to "How to Create Windows 7 Start Orb in Photoshop". This the Easiest and Quick Photoshop Tutorial to create Start Orb "Own Customized Start Orb". Following this Photoshop Tutorial everyone can "Design Windows Start Orb/Button" in less than 20 minutes.

Let's Begin The Creation!

Create Windows Start Orb

A Quick & Easy Photoshop Tutorial

• We have created a "Start Orb Photoshop Template" to ease your Start Orb, which contains 75% work done ALREADY. You can Download Template File by Clicking the Button.

Download PSD Template

• Once you have downloaded the file, Unzip it and Open the "Start Orb Template by SoftwareWanted" PSD file.

• For creating the Start Orb we are using this image.You can use the same image or choose any one of your own choice.

• Open "Ctrl+O" the desired image in Photoshop.
• Duplicate the image on "Win Start Orb Template" by Right Click on Image Layer "Layer 0" (in our case) and select Duplicate Layer as shown in the image below.
• Close the recently opened image file, not the Win Start Orb Template, from Photoshop platform, and move to the Template file, where you recently duplicated your image.

 

• As shown in the image below, Rename the duplicated image layer to "Active Image".
• Place it just above the "Active" layer as shown

• Now re-size the image of "Active Image" layer so that it completely fits in-front of the white circle of "Active" layer, shown in the image below.

• Re-size Method. To re-size"Active Image" hold from the corner and drag down to left side so that it cover the white circle as shown in image 2

• Now again Duplicate the layer "Active Image" Two Times. 
• Rename "Active Image Copy" to "Hover Image" and "Active Image Copy 2" to "Normal Image".
• Place  "Hover Image" layer just above "Hover" layer and "Normal Image" just above the "Normal" layer.
• Now Select "Hover Image" and Drag the image in-front of middle white circle circle.
• Select "Normal Image" layer and Drag it the same way in-front of top white circle.
• Be sure that Normal Image is covering Top Circle, Hover Image is covering Middle Circle and Active Image is covering Bottom Circle.
• Now Delete all three layers named "Active", "Hover" and "Normal" (not the image layers)
• Your Image should be similar to following.

• Select the "Hover Image" layer 
• From Menu Bar go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast
• Set the Brightness to 60 and Contrast to 80, as shown in the image.

• Select the Active Image Layer
• Double Click to Open Layer Style Dialogue Box.
• In Structure Box
• Select Bevel and Emboss
• Select Style "Pillow Emboss"
• Set Depth to 21

•  In Shading Box
• Set Angle to -108

That is All. Your Final Image should look like this.

Windows Start Orb Button

• Now Select All three Layers "Normal Image, Hover Image and Active Image". (Press Ctrl+all three layers)
• Right Click and Select Merge Layers 

• Once the layers are merged, Right Click at Merged Layer Thumbnail.
• Click Select Pixels 

• Now select Channels and click the Red Encircled icon to Create New Channel
• Press Alt+Backspace, Alpha 1 Channel will be filled with 3 white circles. (if some other color, set Foreground Color to White and repeat the step)

We Are Done With Creation of Windows 7 Start Orb.

• From File Menu select Save As (Shift+Ctrl+S)
• Set your desired File Name
• From Format drop down select BMP (*.BMP;*RLE;*DIB)
• From BMP Options dialogue Box Mark Windows, then 32 Bit and then Tick Mark Flip Row Order.

That's ALL. Your Own Windows 7 Start Orb  Created in Photoshop is ready to be used.

Demo Windows 7 Start Orb

Windows 7 Start Orb 

Windows Start Orb

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