Windows 10: Add Windows Mode Context Menu for Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10

How to: Add Windows Mode Context Menu for Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10

How to Add Windows Mode to Context Menu to Toggle Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10


Starting with theme will also change your PC to be light themed.

This tutorial will show you how to add a Windows mode context menu to make it easy to choose the default Windows mode to a light or dark theme as wanted for your account in Windows 10.


EXAMPLE: "Windows mode" desktop context menu and Start menu and taskbar with light and dark theme











Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Windows mode" to Desktop Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Windows_Mode_to_desktop_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Windows mode" from Desktop Context Menu
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Windows_Mode_from_desktop_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Change Default App Mode and Windows Mode to Light or Dark Theme Color in Windows 10
• How to Add App Mode to Context Menu to Toggle Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10

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App Mode in Context Menu....

Here you go Steven. *Wink

*Arrow How to Add Windows Mode to Context Menu to Toggle Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10

 

App Mode in Context Menu....

Hello Steven, *Smile

If you mean the context menu from the tutorial below, it will only affect the default app mode, and not the default Windows mode added in build 18282.

Explorer doesn't need to be restart for me to apply the change though.

*Arrow Add App Mode to Context Menu for Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10 | Tutorials


Change Default App Windows Mode to Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10 | Tutorials

 

Dark Context menu in Light Theme when clicking on options for Wi-Fi

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I see that when you click on the Wi-Fi option in you get the options in Dark context menu in Light Theme. This is by design for the Light Theme.




There are few interesting feature changes in Windows 10 1903 that you may want to check. You can refer the article

What's new in Windows 10 1903 to know about the new features.



However, I commend you for noticing this in the Light Theme. We would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions, as there may be other users with a similar requirement. Hence, I would suggest you to post a feedback in Microsoft

Feedback Hub so that our developing team can review your suggestions and check if it can be included in the future updates.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Dark Context menu in Light Theme when clicking on options for Wi-Fi

Glad to know that this is a design for the light theme and this is not a bug. I already posted my suggestions in Microsoft Feedback Hub. I previously checked most of the feature in
What's new in Windows 10 1903 and couldn't find this information.

Waiting for my thoughts and suggestions to be included in the future updates. Thank You.

 

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Hello Keef,

Did you mean how to use the light mode theme instead for the context menu?

If so, the tutorial below can help show you step by step how to toggle between the dark and light mode theme.

Change Default App & Windows Mode to Light or Dark Theme in Windows 10