Windows 10: Why Does File Explorer Now Conform to Dark Theme? Is There A Fix?

Hi all,

Because I'm a little annoyed at the moment, I'd like to preface my question with a small comment: I have used every Windows operating system from Windows 98 until now, and Windows 10 is, by a phenomenal margin, the worst operating system I have ever had the displeasure of wasting my time with. Now, let's continue:

I have been using Windows 10 for about four years now, and until a few days ago, something has always been the same: Dark Theme has been enabled, with File Explorer being white. This has worked just lovely for me and I couldn't possibly need this to change. Well, it changed. For some reason, File Explorer now conforms to the Dark Theme for the first time in four years... why? My greatest concern is that trying to make File Explorer white again requires me to switch to Light Theme, which makes my Windows task bar white. My Windows task bar has never been white before today and it looks ridiculous to me. My question to you all is as follows: Is there a way to return to the previous (and perfectly fine) status quo? Or do I need to adapt to Microsoft's dysfunctional design decisions because'... well, no reason in particular'?

Thanks!

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I was able to resolve the issue by following the third method in this link:

Fix: File Explorer Dark Theme Not Working on Windows 10 - Appuals.com

After changing my theme to "Windows", I was able to re-apply my color and background while still keeping the dark theme on File Explorer.

 

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