Enabling Dark Mode in Windows 11: Step-by-Step Guide

When you install Windows 11 for the first time, it asks you to choose between two styles of the interface, Light mode, and Dark mode. The light mode has a bright background with light colors under dark text. But Dark mode has a dark background with dark colors under light text.

If you think reading a bright text against a dark background is easier for you, then the dark mode can be a helpful method for you.

In this article, we described how to Enable Dark Mode in Windows 11?. Follow us till the end of this article to find out how.

How to enable Dark mode in Windows 11?

1.Go to setting. To do so, you can hold the Windows key with the I key or open the Settings through the Start menu.

2.n the Settings window, select Personalisation from the menu on the left.

3.Or, instead of steps 1 and 2, you can right-click on your desktop and choose the Personalize option.

4.In the opened window, click on Colors.

5.Then, under the Choose your mode, choose Dark from the drop-down menu.

You can also choose the Custom option from the drop-down menu. This option let you customize the taskbar and apps to Dark or Light separately. But if you like the dark mode, you do not need to do that.

How to switch to a Dark mode theme in Windows 11?

1. Go to setting. To do so, you can hold the Windows key with the I key or open the Settings through the Start menu.
2. In the Settings window, select Personalisation from the menu on the left.
3. Then, choose your favorite dark theme under the Select a theme to apply section.

You can also click on the Themes section.

• Now, you can select one of the dark themes under the Current theme section.

You can get more themes. To do so, click on the Browse themes option, this will head you to the Microsoft Store. From there, you can add new themes to your PC or computer.

You can also customize your themes:

If you want to personalize your new theme, you can click on Use a custom theme. Then, you can change the color, sounds, background, and mouse cursor.

How to set the high-contrast themes for Dark mode in Windows 11?

When you enable the dark mode, it does not apply to Word documents, emails, and web pages. If you want to apply dark themes in apps, documents, etcetera, you can use contrast themes in Windows 11. To do so, proceed as follows:

1.Right-click on an empty space on your desktop.

2.Choose Personalize.

3.Click on Colors.

4.Then, click on Contrast themes.

5.In the opened window, choose Aquatic from the drop-down menu.

You can choose Night sky or Dusk as well, but we prefer the Aquatic.

• Then hit Apply.

Then, the Windows will update quickly, and all of the Windows’ content will switch to the dark mode.

How to disable the Dark mode in Windows 11?

Whenever you want to return the changes, you just need to turn back and select None from the drop-down menu in front of the Contrast themes option. Also, you need to select Light from the menu of Choose your mode option.

Last words

Here, we talked about the methods to enable the dark mode in Windows 11. Have you ever tried the suggested methods? What do you prefer? A dark mode or a light mode?

We hope this article was helpful to you.