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Let Windows
see the Light...
“I reallylovethenewlightthemein Windows10.
It makesmylaptopfeellighter andbrighter,and
it’sbrilliantforworkingoutsideona niceday”hisyear’sWindowsMay
Updatedidn’tquitemake
it intoMay:last-minute
changesmeantit wasearlyJune
beforewemanagedtogetourhands
onit.Butit wasworthwaitingfor.
Manyimprovementsareunderthe
hood,deliveringimproved
performanceandstability,andthere
weresomeusefulvisualchangestoo
includinga cleaned-upStartMenu,a
revisedSearchinterfaceandthenew
WindowsLighttheme.Inthistutorial
we’llshowyouhowtouseit and
tweakit tomakeyourPClookthe
wayyouwantit to.
Tousethelightthemeyou’llneed
theMayupdate(version1903),soof
courseyou’llneedtoensurethat’s
beeninstalledfromWindowsUpdate
beforecontinuing.If youhaven’t
donethatalready,expecta lotof
rebootingbeforeyoucancontinue:
it’squitea bigupdateandit takes
quitea longtimetoinstall.1 Installtheupdate
The newlightanddarkthemecontrolsareonlyavailablein
the May update,buildnumber1903:if yourversionofWindows
10 is olderthanthat(whichyoucancheckbysearchingforAbout
This PC) you’llneedtorunWindowsUpdatetogetthelatest
updates. ThenexttimeyourunWindows,you’llseea screenwith
useful informationaboutthekeynewfeaturesinthisversion.2 Get personal
The new Windows Light mode is described as a theme, but
it doesn’t live in the themes bit of Settings because it applies to
more of your system and apps than a normal theme. It has its own
special bit inside the Personalise menu. You can find Personalise
from inside Control Panel, or by right-clicking on an empty bit of
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ʃȱʑɚɭʙLɭɖʃȱɏʍLɒ*HɢʍXɀWʝɚStep-by-step Let there be light! Or dark!
Anyonecandoit
Straightforward
Trickyin partsWindows 10
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