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Enable Dark Mode

ID/URL: enable-dark-mode

Description: Enables dark mode for Windows. Great for unactivated systems.

  • Enables dark mode for system UI and apps by setting theme values to 0, then restarts Explorer to apply the change — also works on unactivated Windows systems where personalization settings are normally locked.

Apply

$Path = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name AppsUseLightTheme -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name SystemUsesLightTheme -Value 0
Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force
Start-Process explorer.exe

Unapply

$Path = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name AppsUseLightTheme -Value 1
Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name SystemUsesLightTheme -Value 1
Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force
Start-Process explorer.exe