Adding a dark theme to operating systems is a recent trend. Microsoft has long introduced a dark theme for applications in the Windows 10 operating system. But with October, the developers decided to go further and implement a dark theme for everyone. system elements, including for the conductor. Activating the dark theme in Windows 10 radically changes the experience of the system and is well suited for users who work at the computer at night with the lights off.
Table of contents:How to Enable Dark Explorer Theme in Windows 10 Through Settings
All new operating system options windows themes 10, which are designed for the mass user, Microsoft adds to the main list of parameters. Personalization options are of interest to a large number of users, so the ways to change them are as simple as possible.
To enable the dark theme of File Explorer through Settings, you need to click on the gear in the Start menu or run Windows settings using the key combination Win+I. Next, select the "Personalization" option from the available sections.
Go to the "Colors" subsection on the left side of the window. Here you need to set "Choose a default application mode" to the "Dark" option.
Then restart your computer or.
How to Enable Dark Explorer Theme in Windows 10 Through the Registry
The method described above to enable the dark theme in Windows 10 through the settings is very simple. But not everyone can use it. The fact is that Microsoft prohibits Windows personalization settings for users who have not activated their version. operating system. That is, these are users who have downloaded the licensed Windows version 10 from the Microsoft website, after which they installed it and did not pay. For such users, the personalization settings are closed, but nothing prevents them from enabling the dark theme of Explorer through the registry.
To activate the dark theme in Windows 10 through the registry, do the following:
- Launch Registry Editor. It can be launched through the search or using the regedit command in the "Run" line;
- After opening the registry editor, follow the path:
Important: If the AppsUseLightTheme parameter is missing in the specified section, you will need to create it. To do this, right-click in any free space on the partition, then select "New" - "DWORD (32-bit) Value". Create a setting called AppsUseLightTheme and then give it a value of "0".
If the changes do not take effect immediately, you will need to restart File Explorer or restart your computer.
How to enable high contrast mode in Windows 10
Another way to personalize Windows 10 in an unusual way is to turn on the high contrast mode. It is presented in Windows 10 by default in 4 versions, each of which offers the user the most contrasting colors, which can be useful if there are problems with the perception of information.
There are two ways to enable high contrast mode:
Please note: When enabling the high contrast mode, it is recommended to enable the dark theme. This is necessary so that the maximum part of the applications are in dark colors by default. In addition, some applications may require you to install additional extensions. For example, when activating the high contrast mode, the browser Google Chrome offers to download special extensions.
It's no secret that Dark Mode is very handy when working in low light conditions. Operating systems, smartphones and simply popular apps already have a dark theme or night mode to help users use their devices without straining their eyes in low light conditions.
Windows 10 is no exception and not too long ago also gave users the option to turn on dark mode, dark theme is available for more than just apps. You can apply a dark theme to Windows Explorer.
Starting with Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update), you can enable Dark Theme for File Explorer. In short, now you can change the color of the conductor to black, without using third party applications. For many users, it would be nice if Microsoft offered a dark gray color instead of (or in addition to) the current black.
Here is how to enable black color for File Explorer in Windows 10.
Note: To enable dark mode for File Explorer, you must be running Windows 10 version 1809 or higher. To check the build information, type winver.exe in the Start menu search box and press the Enter key.
Step 1. Open the app "Options", most fast way press two keys Win + I , or click on the gear icon in the menu "Start".
Step 2 Go to section "Personalization" → "Colors".
Step 3 Scroll down the page and select application mode "Dark" default. This is it!
You should immediately see the dark theme in Settings and Windows Explorer. You don't need to restart File Explorer or your computer.
At the moment, there is no way to apply dark mode to File Explorer only without changing app colors and settings.
Do you like the black theme for Windows 10 Explorer, share it with us in the comments below.
Windows 10 Insider Preview build 17666 is a build of Redstone 5 that is available to members of the Windows Insider Program with an update priority of "Early Access" and to those who have selected the Skip Ahead option.
This build belongs to the RS_PRERELEASE development branch of the next major windows updates 10, which is expected in autumn (September-October) 2018.
New in Windows 10 build 17666 (Redstone 5)
Translation of changes is being prepared
- Fluent Design: Acrylic effect on window title bar.
- Alt+Tab now shows recent tabs Microsoft Edge. If you use Alt+Tab to quickly switch between apps, the results will now include all of your recent Microsoft Edge tabs, not just the active ones. You can customize the display in Settings > System > Multitasking > Sets by selecting a value for "When pressed ALT keys+ TAB displays recently used items".
- Setting preferences: In Settings > System > Multitasking > Sets, you can choose whether to automatically open apps and websites in a new tab (default) or in a new window.
- Ability to disable audio playback on the tab using a special icon, as in Microsoft Edge.
- Tabs will now regenerate with better performance - they will open in the background and won't use resources until you switch to a tab. This means that you can restore multiple tabs at once without performance issues.
When you press Win + V you will see new interface clipboard. To do this, enable the option Save Multiple Items in Settings > System >
In addition to being able to paste items from your clipboard history, you can also pin items you use frequently. Clipboard history uses the same cloud technologies to transfer data, which is what Timeline and Sets are, meaning you can access your clipboard on any PC with this build of Windows 10 and up. To do this, enable the option Synchronization between devices.
Note: Transferring clipboard text is only supported for clipboard content less than 100 kb. Clipboard History currently supports plain text, HTML, and an image smaller than 1MB.
Windows Explorer has received support for the dark theme of Windows 10, which is enabled in the menu Settings > Personalization > Colors.
As announced at Microsoft Build 2018, in addition to translation support Windows lines(CRLF), Starting with today's build, Notepad on Windows 10 now supports Unix/Linux (LF) and Macintosh (CR) line translation. This will allow users and developers to copy text from other platforms while retaining the original formatting.
Other improvement
- Search with Bing in Notepad. The ”Search with Bing…” option is available in the Edit menu or in the context menu when selecting text with the right mouse button, and you can also search using the CTRL + B combination.
- Search preview. Extended support for applications, documents, etc.
- Ability to set the name of a group of tiles in the Start menu
- The Options menu will display settings FAQs that will lead to Bing.com search results
A complete list of improvements, changes and known bugs is available in the official announcement on the Microsoft website.
Installation via Windows Update
Go to Settings > Update & security and click Check for updates. You will need to restart your computer to complete the installation.
With the release of Windows 10 Anniversary update(version 1607) a dark theme has been added. Dark mode allows you to change not only the color accent, as is done in the color settings, but completely change the design of the system. Previously, this was only available for tiled apps and Windows settings.
New Windows 10 Dark Mode Settings
But with the release of a new build of Redstone 5 under version 17650, Rafael Rivera ( @WithinRafael ) discovered that the dark theme is now available for Windows Explorer 10. Using a special toolkit Mach2, you can find hidden opportunities system, which may be implemented in future updates, or not released at all.
Previously, the color mode (light or dark) was reflected in UWP (tiled) applications, but now the emphasis is on classic Win32 applications. Given the emphasis in Redstone 5 on tabs (Sets), Microsoft wants to spruce up and make this feature more convenient to use. And such small graphical changes will only help you get used to this functionality faster.
It remains to be seen if this functionality will be available in the final release of Redstone 5, but the changes to Win32 applications are a step in the right direction.
You will be interested.
Development of Redstone 5, the new Windows 10 update that will be released this fall, is almost complete and the next few Microsoft weeks dedicated to correcting errors.
One of the features in new version operating system will be the long-awaited dark theme for File Explorer, but you can find out how it looks now by installing a trial version of Windows 10 build 17733 or later.
The dark design of the "Explorer" is completely ready? Microsoft says yes
The press release that was released to mark the release of Windows 10 Preview Build 17733 reads as follows:
Today's build marks a turning point because we've finished what we wanted to do with this update.
Microsoft claims that work on the File Explorer dark theme has reached the finish line and starting with build 17733 we can see the final result of this work.
At first glance, everything is in order.
Context menus have been adjusted to match the dark theme.
The first "anomaly" is found when copying files and folders.
A similar flaw can be seen when changing information about folders and files ...
… or when adding a network share, or when printing images.
If you decide to open the file in a program other than the standard one, you will again see a light appearance instead of a dark one.
Some icons also need updating: the Open button is an obvious example.
In the current building Windows 10 Build 17738 the situation has not changed one iota. Today it looks like this:
