{"id":268204,"date":"2023-12-27T05:08:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T10:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=322411"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:20:14","slug":"tutorial-how-to-activate-dark-mode-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/tutorial-how-to-activate-dark-mode-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: how to activate dark mode in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a fact: we spend many hours in front of the PC and our eyes suffer from it. This is where dark mode comes into play, being one of the most useful features to relieve visual fatigue. If you are a <strong>Windows 11<\/strong> user, you&#8217;re in luck: activating dark mode is a simpler and quicker task than you think. In this article, we will show you how to do it step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Windows 11\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/3a83edc2-8bcb-4baa-8fbe-3ddcf458c1a4\/1709716978\/windows-11-win11icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Windows 11<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have Windows 10, you will be glad to know that the steps to follow are very similar in both operating systems. To start, we will have to do the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access Configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, we will need to go to <strong>Settings<\/strong>. You can do this in several ways: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Through the <strong>start menu<\/strong> itself. Click on the Windows icon that you will find on the taskbar and then select the gear icon to open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also use the following keyboard shortcut, <strong>Windows + I.<\/strong> This will directly open the Settings menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-thumb-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you are already inside the Settings menu, you will see several sections on the left side of the screen. Here, you must search for and select the <strong>Customization<\/strong> option. As its name suggests, it will allow you to modify various visual aspects of Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Color selection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within <strong>Customization<\/strong>, click on <strong>Colors<\/strong>. From here, you can change the color scheme of the entire system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose Dark Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as you enter <strong>Colors<\/strong>, you will see the first section, called <strong>Choose your mode<\/strong>. Here you just have to choose between <strong>Light, Dark, and Custom<\/strong>. The dark mode is activated by clicking on <strong>Dark<\/strong>. By doing so, you will automatically change the background of windows, the start menu, the taskbar, and other interfaces to the dark color scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/windows-11-modo-oscuro-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other additional colors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you wish, you can further customize the appearance of Windows 11 by selecting specific colors for certain elements. In the same <strong>Colors<\/strong> section, you can choose accent colors for the Start menu, taskbar, titles, etc. When you&#8217;re done, you don&#8217;t need to do anything: Windows 11 will automatically apply the changes you&#8217;ve made. Now you just have to enjoy your new Windows environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Some applications may not be compatible with Dark Mode.<\/strong> This is usually the case with programs external to Windows, where you will have to check their own settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browsers like <strong>Chrome<\/strong> or <strong>Edge<\/strong> also offer a Dark Mode that you can configure from their own settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can always complement Windows Dark Mode with a <strong>wallpaper<\/strong> that matches it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also use Windows <strong>Themes<\/strong> to apply other types of dark themes. In Themes, you will see a combination of wallpaper, sounds, and colors, which will give a more distinctive touch to your interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Windows 11\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/3a83edc2-8bcb-4baa-8fbe-3ddcf458c1a4\/1709716978\/windows-11-win11icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Windows 11<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a Windows 11 user, you&#8217;re in luck: activating dark mode is a simpler and quicker task than you might think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9211,"featured_media":268205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-268204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315559,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268204\/revisions\/315559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268204"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=268204"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=268204"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=268204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}