Windows 10 Dark Theme

[Sharp_3yE]

You can activate a dark theme in windows 10 for the system apps such as settings and the store. I believe Microsoft will have a setting for this in the future but for now we can use the registry editor to enable it. I did search the forum to see if anyone else posted this but I didn't find any posts.

 

I think it looks nice. If any of you do as well try it out.

 

Here is the full article on how: http://www.windowscentral.com/how-enable-dark-theme-windows-10

1. Open up the registry editor

Type in the search bar Regedit. Select 'Yes' when it asks for permission.

 

2. Change key #1

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Themes\ Personalize by double clicking each "folder" aka key

 

3. Missing Personalize?

You may not have the sub-key \Personalize (I did not) so you can create one; if you already have one just go to Step 5

 

4. Create \Personalize Key

If you are missing the \Personalize key, just right-click on \Themes and select New > Key and call it Personalize

 

5. Create new DWORD

Right-click \Personalize and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value

 

6. Name it

Name the DWORD AppsUseLightTheme

 

7. Correct value?

For its value, it should already be 0 so leave it

Change Key #2

Repeat the above but for HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Themes \ Personalize. Once again, create a new AppsUseLightTheme DWORD (32-bit) Value with a 0 value.

 

Now, log out of Windows 10 and back in again. Start menu > Select your photo > Choose 'Sign out'

[Arty]

That bar is still white. in the ui,

did you find a fix for that yet?

task manager >restart explorer should work too

 

thx for this.