[Windows 10 Tip] Enjoy Dark Theme in All Websites and Software Programs

If you are using Windows 10 operating system and you love dark or black themes, this article will definitely please you. Today in this article, we are going to share a very small and simple trick which will allow you to apply and use dark theme mode (or Night Mode) and UI on all websites as well as all software programs in your computer system.

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Many people like dark themes and UI as they look nice and don’t hurt eyes specially at night time. Now-a-days many 3rd party software programs are coming with built-in dark theme modes such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, etc but there are still many software programs and apps which don’t support dark themes.

Similarly almost all websites on Internet use light themes with White or bright backgrounds and if you are browsing websites at night, it might hurt your eyes and impact your sleep. Many people install extensions or use CSS styles to force dark themes on websites.

Dark themes and UIs prevent eye strain. They are easier on eyes as text written on dark backgrounds using dark color scheme are easier to read.

With the help of today’s tip, you’ll be able to enjoy dark themes and color schemes on all websites and software programs. This trick utilizes a built-in feature of Windows 10 called “Color Filter“.

Color filter feature helps Windows 10 users seeing things on their computer screen more clearly. There are many color filters available to choose such as Inverted, Grayscale, Grayscale Inverted, Red-Green and Blue-Yellow.

We’ll use the Inverted color filter to apply and get dark theme UI on all websites and all software programs.

Before starting the tutorial, let’s take a look at some screenshots which show dark theme UI applied on some websites and software programs:

AskVG Website in Dark Theme Mode in Google Chrome:

Microsoft Excel in Dark Theme Mode:

Windows Media Player in Dark Theme Mode:

Internet Explorer in Dark Theme Mode:

Google Search Website in Dark Theme Mode:

And Windows Explorer in Dark Theme Mode:

Above are just a few examples to show dark theme in action. You can get dark theme and UI in all websites and software programs.

So how to get dark theme and UI in all websites and software? Here are the steps:

1. Open Start Menu and click on Settings option. It’ll open Settings app. Alternatively, you can direct open Settings app using WIN+I hotkey.

2. Now click on “Ease of Access” icon and in left-side pane, click on “Color filters” section.

PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch the “Color filters” page using “ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter” command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.

3. Now you’ll see “Use color filters” section. To activate and apply dark theme and UI, set the toggle button present under “Turn on color filters” option to ON.

Now select “Inverted (reverse colors on the display)” option.

That’s it. Now check any website or software program and you’ll get dark theme UI everywhere.

4. To exit dark theme mode, set the toggle button present under “Turn on color filters” option to OFF again.

BONUS TIP (Use Hotkey to Quickly Turn On/Off Dark Theme):

Windows 10 also provides a keyboard shortcut (hotkey) to quickly turn on and off color filters. The hotkey is WIN+CTRL+C. You can press these keys together anytime to enable or disable dark theme mode in Windows 10. No need to open Settings app and turn on/off color filter option. Just press the hotkey once to enable dark theme mode and press the hotkey again to turn off dark theme mode. Simple.

If the hotkey doesn’t work for you, make sure the “Allow the shortcut key to toggle filter on or off” checkbox is enabled on “Settings -> Ease of Access -> Color Filters” page.

[Tip] Disable Hotkey to Toggle Color Filters On or Off in Windows 10

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