# Change Preferences



# How do I change between Dark and Light Windows Theme

## Quick start (everything Light or Dark) ⚡

1. **Right-click** the desktop → **Personalize** 🖼️
    
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2. Go to **Colors** 🎨
    
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3. Under **Choose your mode** select:
    
    
    - **Light** ☀️ — makes both apps and Windows menus light
    - **Dark** 🌙 — makes both apps and Windows menus dark

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## Different look for Apps vs. Menus (Custom) 🧩

Want, say, a light taskbar but dark apps (or the reverse)? Do this:

1. **Right-click** desktop → **Personalize** → **Colors** 🎨
2. Set **Choose your mode** to **Custom** 🛠️
3. Pick each separately:
    
    
    - **Choose your default Windows mode** = **Menus/UI** (Start, taskbar, Settings, File Explorer chrome) 🧭
        
        
        - **Light** ☀️ or **Dark** 🌙
    - **Choose your default app mode** = **Most apps** 🗂️
        
        
        - **Light** ☀️ or **Dark** 🌙

> If you switch back to **Light** or **Dark** (not Custom), Windows will make **both** menus and apps match that choice.

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## Optional niceties ✨

- **Transparency effects**: On the same **Colors** page, toggle **Transparency effects** to taste 🫧
- **Accent color**: Still in **Personalize → Colors**, choose **Accent color** (Auto/Manual) and whether it **shows on Start, taskbar, and title bars** 🎯

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## Notes 📝

- These steps work in **Windows 11 and Windows 10** (names look the same).
- Some apps have their **own** theme switch; those can override your **default app mode**.