

If there isn't a color to your liking, a custom color can also be uploaded to create your own variation. Instead of picking a color, you can also set Windows to choose an accent color based on your current background image. Once you've set your preferred color theme, you can choose an accent color that will appear on icons, tiles, and other screen elements. The preview image shows how your changes will appear, and changes are made live so you can sample each combination. Play around with the different color options to see which scheme you prefer. Light or Dark changes the look of the Windows Start menu and the built-in apps.īy choosing Custom, you can mix and match to get the best of Light and Dark. For example, you can choose to put the Start Menu and taskbar in dark mode, but keep default apps under the default light theme. To enable dark mode, navigate to Settings > Personalization > Colors, then open the drop-down menu for "Choose your color" and pick Light, Dark, or Custom.

Here's how to customize Windows 10 color themes and flip on dark mode. On Windows 10, you can change between dark and light themes, choose accent colors, and decide where those changes will appear.
