How To Automatically Toggle Dark & Light Modes On Windows 10

If you don’t already know, your Windows 10 computer comes with a dark mode to help relieve your eyestrain and give your computer a more darkish look. The option is located in the Settings app and you can enable and disable it at any time you want.

The dark mode is mostly used at night times and the light mode is for daytime. If you this is also how you use it on your computer, you may have to toggle the mode manually each day.

You can actually make the process a bit easier for yourself by creating a task that automatically toggles dark mode on Windows 10 on or off for you. It’s pretty easy to set it up and you only need to do it once. It then runs automatically everyday and toggles the modes as per your specification.

Use Task Scheduler To Automatically Enable Dark Mode On Windows 10

Task Scheduler lets you automate a number of tasks on your Windows 10 computer. You can use it to create a task that auto-enables the dark mode at night time on your PC. You can set up a specific time for it when the task is triggered and the mode is enabled.

Click on the Cortana search box, search for Planificador de tasques, and click on it when you see it in the search results.

Feu clic al acció menu at the top and select the option that says Crea la tasca bàsica.

Enter a name for your task, an optional description if you want, and click on Següent to continue. You’ll want to use something like Activa el mode fosc as the name so you can recognize the task at a later time.

The following screen lets you set the frequency of the task. You’ll want to choose diari so the dark mode gets enabled every night on your system. Then click on Següent per continuar.

It’ll ask what time you’d like to activate the dark mode. Choose the time when you usually enable the mode on your computer and click on Següent.

Here comes the part where it asks what the task should do when it’s triggered. Select Comença un programa as that’s what the task needs to do and click on Següent.

On the following screen, you’ll be asked what program the task should run when it’s launched. You need to set the options as the following so it enables the dark mode.
Program/script:

%SystemRoot%system32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe

Add arguments (optional):

New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemesPersonalize -Name SystemUsesLightTheme -Value 0 -Type Dword -Force; New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemesPersonalize -Name AppsUseLightTheme -Value 0 -Type Dword -Force

A continuació, feu clic a Següent per continuar.

You should now be on the task summary screen. Checkmark the option that says Obriu el diàleg Propietats per a aquesta tasca quan faci clic a Finalitzar i després feu clic al Finish botó.

The task properties box will open on your screen. Select the tab that says Condicions at the top and untick the box for Inicieu la tasca només si l'ordinador està encesa. A continuació, feu clic a OK per desar els canvis.

When the clock hits your specified time, Task Scheduler will run your task and activate the dark mode on your system. It’ll do this every night at your specified time.

Automatically Deactivate Dark Mode on Windows 10 Using Task Scheduler

The next morning when you wake up and look at your computer, you’ll find that it still has the dark mode turned on on it. It’s because the task you created above only enables the dark mode and doesn’t actually disable it in the morning.

To get your computer back to light mode during daytime, you’ll want to create a separate task for it in Task Scheduler.

Llançar Planificador de tasques on your computer and click on Crea la tasca bàsica.
Enter Enable Light Mode as the name of the task, enter a description if you want, and click on Següent a la part inferior.

Since you chose Daily for the dark mode, you’ll need to choose diari for the light mode task as well. Then click on Següent per continuar.

It’ll ask you to enter the time when the task should be triggered. Specify the time when you want the light mode to be enabled on your machine and click on Següent.

seleccionar Comença un programa on the following screen and hit Següent.

Enter the following details on your screen and click on Següent.
Program/script:

%SystemRoot%system32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe

Add arguments (optional):

New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemesPersonalize -Name SystemUsesLightTheme -Value 1 -Type Dword -Force; New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemesPersonalize -Name AppsUseLightTheme -Value 1 -Type Dword -Force