Windows 10: Choose Light or Dark Theme for Game Bar in Windows 10

How to: Choose Light or Dark Theme for Game Bar in Windows 10

How to Choose Light or Dark Theme for Game Bar in Windows 10


The capturing clips, and sharing captures to Twitterall from one dashboard in Windows 10.

Starting with Windows app mode theme for the Game bar.

See also: Introducing the New Xbox Game Bar for Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903

This tutorial will show you how to change the Game bar to use a light or dark theme for your account in Windows 10.



Here's How:

1. Press the Win+G keys to open the Game bar.

2. Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the Game bar. (see screenshots below)

3. Click/tap on the Personalization tab on the left in Settings.

4. Select (dot) Light, Dark (default), or Current Windows theme for the theme you want, and close Game bar settings.











That's it,
Shawn


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Light and dark themes

Is there a possebility to implement in the future Windows builds the light/dark theme in the personal maps?

***Post moved by the moderator to the appropriate forum category.***

 

Is there any way to change the system theme between light and dark in Windows 10?

Hi,

Thank you for choosing windows 10.



I suggest you to try the steps provided below.

To Choose a Theme in Personalization

• Right click or press and hold on your desktop, click/tap on Personalize
• Click/tap on Themes on the left side, click/tap on the Go to theme settings link under "Themes" on the right side, and close Settings,
• Click/tap on a theme you want to choose.

To Choose a High Contrast Theme in Settings app

• Open
  Settings, and do
  step 2 or
  step 3 below for how you would like to open High contrast settings.
• Click/tap on the Personalization icon, click/tap on Colors on the left side, click/tap on go to high contrast color settings link at the bottom of the right side.
• Click/tap on the Ease of Access icon
• Click/tap on High contrast on the left side, and choose a high contrast theme you want in the drop down menu on the right side.
  
• Make any
  color changes you would like, and click/tap on Apply
• When finished, you can close Settings if you like.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

 

Keep explorer use light theme while other metro app use dark theme

Hi, i just recently update my windows to windows 10 version 1809. Previously i use dark theme for the metro apps and really like it. then after the update i surprised that now the explorer and bars on the windows also have dark theme. it quite nice but i
don't like it too much. because the icons is not ready for the change. also, the control panel still it's white background but the bars under the windows frame is dark, it just doesn't feels right.

So, is there any way to keep the bars, and explorer background light while keep the metro apps dark?

 

Changing the Theme for File Explorer to Light Theme

Hi Betsy,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand your concern related to changing the File Explorer theme from Dark to Light.



You can follow the suggestions mentioned below to change the theme to Light.

1. Press Windows + I keys together to open
   Settings.
   
2. Now click on Personalization
   
3. At the left hand pane select Colors
   
4. Now on the right hand side under Choose your color select the drop down to
   Light
   

If you have any further queries, please do let us know and we will be glad to assist you.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Anyone know of a decent 'dark' theme for Windows 10...?


I changed the title bar with this (complicated) tutorial. But it's just the title bar, and with limited colors to choose. It's so absurd this step back in design. Plain white compulsory... worse than Windows 95.

How to Get Colored Window Title Bars on Windows 10 (Instead of White)