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Windows 10 can use theme dark at night and daylight; adjustment

Windows 10 lets you choose from a clear theme, ideal for daytime use, and a dark theme, suitable for use in the evening or in low-light environments. Unlike night light, there is no simple way to configure the system to switch between color schemes automatically. However, you can do this by adding two tasks in Windows. Here's how to program Windows to change themes.

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Learn how to set up Windows to switch between light and dark mode automatically

Create Task to Apply Dark Theme at Night

Step 1. Open the Windows Task Scheduler 10. To do this, simply search for the application using the Cortana search bar. Click on the first result;

Open Windows Task Scheduler

Step 2. In the Task Scheduler window, right-click on "Task Scheduler Library" and go to "Create New Task ...";

Creating a new task

Step 3. Enter a name of your preference for the task - "Switch to clear mode", for example. Check the option "Execute when the user is connected or not" and, below, check "Do not store the password. [...]";

Enter a name for the task and select the highlighted option

Step 4. On the "Trigger" tab, click "New ...". In the "Start" menu, select the desired time (6:30 p.m.) and press "OK";

Configuring task scheduling

Step 5. Returning to the previous window, open the "Actions" tab and click "New ...". Then, keep the "Start a program" option selected and copy and paste the following commands into the indicated fields;

Program / script:% SystemRoot% \ system32 \ WindowsPowerShell \ v1.0 \ powershell.exe

Add arguments (optional): New-ItemProperty - PathHKCU: \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Themes \ Personalize -Name AppsUseLightTheme -Value 0 -Type Dword -Force

Paste the commands into the indicated fields

Once this is done, press "OK" to close the window;

Step 6. In the "Settings" tab, check the "Execute the task as soon as possible [...]" and "If the task fails, restart every" option. The data next to it can remain the same - 1 minute and 3 times. Finally, press "OK".

Highlight the highlighted options and press OK

Create task to apply clear theme at dawn

Step 1. To create a scheduled task and automatically apply the clear mode to dawn, simply repeat the previous steps. However, in scheduling (step 4), you should choose a different time - 6am in the morning, for example;