Depending on the lighting in your location and the time of day, you will need to automatically switch from dark to light theme in Windows 10. This is to improve the screen display and avoid eye strain.
The arrival of the latest update of the Microsoft operating system has brought with it many improvements for the user. Among them the large amount of customization that can be applied to the interface.
How to automatically switch between dark and light theme in Windows 10
The colors that have identified Windows since its inception are the different shades of blue. However, with the latest versions of the operating system light and dark themes have been added, the former with bright shades of white and the latter with darker colors within all screens.
Automatically switch between dark and light theme in Windows 10
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Contrary to previous versions, the Windows 10 October 2018 Update allows you to switch to the dark theme according to the user's needs. Previously it was quite limited but with this new update this mode has been extended, being now applicable to File Explorer and Firefox.
In addition, a light or bright theme has been added in the May 2019 update version, which makes the interface look white. Depending on your preferences, the time of day and the brightness of the place, you will want to use one or the other.
Light and dark themes are created for better screen viewing and to avoid eye strain when working for hours in front of the computer.
It is best to use the light theme during the day and go dark at night or in low light places. Without using external software, it's impossible to set the themes to change automatically based on the time of day. However, is there an application that can solve this problem quickly and easily.
Auto dimming mode
This application allows you to automatically switch between dark and light theme in Windows 10, it's as easy as deleting or removing the apps list in the Windows 10 Start Menu.
Take into account the scheduling setup you have for this. Best of all, it's free, simple, and quite intuitive.
To start using it, all you need to do is download the exe file. And run it on your computer. When you open it you will see that, although it is not (yet) translated into Spanish, it is enough easy to understand.
Steps to configure the application
The first thing you will see when you log in will be a menu with different options. There the first thing you should do is check the first box to pass automatically from dark to light theme in Windows 10.
Next, you'll see a drop-down menu where you can configure which apps you want to change color with the theme or stay light or dark no matter what mode your PC is in.
Further down is another one drop down menu . In this you can basically establish the same settings, but applicable to the whole system.
Likewise, it allows you to configure so that when dark mode is active, the colors you chose in the Windows 10 configuration are applied by default.
When you have already changed all the settings, the last thing left to change will be the wallpapers. You can set up a different one for each theme, so the wallpaper will automatically change with mode changes.
To complete and fulfill the task of automatically switching between dark and light theme in Windows 10, you have to select the time you want each theme to be active.
For example, during the day the light or light mode is activated and at night it switches to dark theme at a certain time.
The only way to get this app securely is through the GitHub website. Its developer has tried several times to publish it in the official Microsoft store, but the system support prevents it due to the kind of functions it applies to the Windows 10 interface.
