How to enable dark theme mode in Windows 10 including Windows File Explorer

Windows 10 has the feature to enable dark mode, which some may like to enable. In this post we shall see How to enable dark theme mode in Windows 10 including Windows File Explorer.

Watch this demo video how to enable dark theme mode in Windows 10:




Here are the steps in brief:

To enable dark mode or colors in Windows 10, go to:

• Windows Settings > Personalization > Colors > Enable dark color

After applying the dark mode, check Windows explorer, apps and applications, and check if the dark mode is applied on them. In some cases, the dark mode is applied to only a few applications.

As shown in the video above, the dark mode was applied from Windows Settings but the dark mode applied to only a few Windows applications such as the settings page, calculator etc. but not the Windows File Explorer.It was learnt that Windows Version 1803 or a lower version doesn't support dark mode in File Explorer. So Windows Update had to be applied.

To check the version of Windows 10, go to: 

• Windows Settings > System > About 
• Scroll down till you see version.

As shown in the video, the Windows 10 version was 1803. 

On checking for Windows Update, there was a Windows Feature update 1903 found, which was applied.

To check for Windows Update, go to:

• Windows Settings > Update and Security > Check for updates 
•  In this case, a Windows Feature Update version 1903 was available. Click Download and Install
• Restart the computer after the install

After the installation of the Windows Feature Update and restart of the computer, the dark theme was also applied to the Windows File Explorer.

Dark Theme applied to Windows 10 File Explorer