Windows 10: Windows 10: switch between Light and Dark mode automatically

Windows 10 Auto-Night-Mode is a free open source program for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system to switch between light and dark mode automatically.

Microsoft introduced dark theme support in Windows 10 and improved the mode in recent versions of the operating system; File Explorer or Firefox, use the dark theme when selected by the user or administrator.

The operating system supports switching between light and dark themes. All you have to do is open the Settings application, e.g. with the shortcut Windows-I, to do so under Personalization > Colors > Choose your default app mode.

While you may enable light or dark mode there, you will notice that you cannot set modes based on the time of day.

Enter Windows 10 Auto Night-Mode. The free application uses the Task Scheduler to switch between the two themes automatically.



Note: You may receive a Smartscreen security warning when you download the program.

The application displays a configuration menu when you start it after installation. The selection menu displays the current mode, light or dark, and an option to switch to the "change automatic" feature.

Change automatic, as the name implies, switches between dark and light mode automatically based on the time of day. You set custom start times for light and dark mode, e.g. light starts at 7 in the morning and dark at 7 in the evening.

A click on apply creates a new task that makes the change automatically based on the selected starting times.

There is no background application that runs all the time thanks to the use of the Task Scheduler for the switching.

The developer published a list of planned features: improve the user interface, release the application on Microsoft's Store, or set the time based on sunset and sunrise data using the location service are some of the planned features.

Closing Words


Windows 10 Auto-Night-Mode is a simple application. Users who would like to apply the dark or light theme on Windows 10 based on the time of day may find it useful as it does that exactly.

Light and dark theme options are different from applications such as F.Lux which change the color warmth automatically based on the time of day to reduce blue light exposure. (via Deskmodder)

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How to auto-set Application Mode (dark-light)?

Hi,

The option of switch between light mode and dark mode for most applications is really helpful for daytime or night-time working environment.

Is there a way to set the light mode to automatically switch to dark mode when night comes, and vise-versa?

Can any registry value tell it to change automatically
at specific hours I choose?

If it is possible, a tougher question will come - can I do it on my mobile phone as well?

Thanks!

 

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

To get a "dark mode" for file explorer you need to use "Color Filter" in ease of access, and that will change all your color settings on the whole system, icons, wallpaper, settings, app color mode(need to switch to light so it will become dark) inclusive. what it does is just invert all color settings. After switching to invert, you will need to re theme your system.

*Arrow Turn On or Off Color Filters to the Screen in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

Original coloring




Inverted coloring




As for forum theme, look at the bottom:

 

Dark mode shows white horizontal bar

Dark mode has some issues in the latest feature update. The fixes that I know of (not sure if it would work for you)

Try Restarting the explorer process in Task manager

Re apply Dark mode after switching to light.

If that does not help I would suggest you to roll back to 1803.