Windows 10: changing from dark mode to light

My wife's laptop has dark mode enabled, and sometimes we cannot see text.
On my desktop after selecting Personalization, then Colors there is an option for light or dark modes, on the wife's laptop this option is not there ?
Note sure if this is part of it but, Transparency effects is optioned on and, I can't option it off.
The High contrast mode is currently turned off.

She is running Windows 10 home edition Build 19042.789

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Dark mode / Light mode doesn't work

HiDerek

This was all caused by that new light theme in version 1903 of Windows 10, to revert everything to the settings prior to that update, here are the steps . ..

Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

Go to Personalization - Colors

Set 'Choose your Color' to Custom

Set Windows Mode to Dark

Set App Mode to Light or Dark

Then that option to change the Taskbar color should be active . ..

You can also set App Mode to light or dark separately form Windows Mode and there is a new feature in 1903, where form each Apps settings, you can individually set an app to either dark or light mode . ..

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How do you keep "lights on" in dark mode?

"Dark mode" refers to the Mail app's dark mode, common to Windows apps. Affects the color of the message list, menu bar, etc.

"Lights on" or "lights off" refers to the reading pane's background color, a feature recently added to Mail.

I'm asking if there's a way to set "lights on" to default, even if the Mail app is set to dark mode.

 

is there an official Dark Mode/Theme for WIndows 10

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

lists the areas to which it applies.

There are a few other more specific dark options - search the list for
dark
Windows 10 Tutorial Index