Enable Windows Dark Mode via registry (no activation needed)

windows-dark-mode.md

Open regedit.exe, go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize and set both AppsUseLightTheme & SystemUsesLightTheme DWORDs to 0.

Alternatively, download and save the windows-dark-mode.reg file below as a .reg file and run it.

Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/o1l55u/how_do_i_enable_dark_mode_on_windows_11/h21f69b/

windows-dark-mode.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize]
"AppsUseLightTheme"=dword:00000000
"SystemUsesLightTheme"=dword:00000000

It works, however the google chrome still has light theme though set as system default. How can I get dark mode system wide?

Equivalents reg commands

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" /v AppsUseLightTheme /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" /v SystemUsesLightTheme /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Thanks a lot !

Thanks so fcking much

It works after a restart on Windows 11. Thanks!

changing these registry entries used to be enough on windows 10. but on windows 11 explorer (and startbar with it) do not get the change.
you can force it by restarting explorer, but there should be a less brutal solution, since switching through the windows settings does not require restarting explorer.