Unlock the "Dark Mode" in Windows 10

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The core elements of the Windows interface have looked roughly the same for many versions now. Even Windows 8 was essentially very similar in appearance and feel to Windows 7 once you bypassed the Start screen. But eagle-eyed Windows 10 users will have noticed that some elements of the latest OS have started to look a little different since the November update.
Right-click the taskbar or the Start button, for example, and you'll see a different style of menu in a dark theme.

 NOTE: Unlocking Windows 10's dark mode requires you to hack the registry, so you should back up first, using Windows Backup or a third-party program of your choice.


Click Start, type 'regedit' and press Enter. In the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\ Personalize. In the right-hand pane, right-click an empty space and select New, then 'DWORD (32-bit) Value'.
Rename the highlighted 'New Value #1' 'AppsUseLightTheme', then log out of Windows and log back in again. Dark mode won't be applied system-wide, but all apps and settings, will now be displayed using the dark theme.
To revert back to the light theme, open the Registry Editor, navigate to your AppsUseLightTheme value, then right-click it and select Modify. In the box that opens, change the 'Value data' from 0 to 1, click OK, then restart your PC.

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