How to use Task Scheduler in dark mode

THEOBALD K 85 Reputation points
2026-07-14T17:47:04.5966667+00:00

On both 11 and 2022 I've personalized my account to use the dark theme. This seems to propagate to most Windows apps, but not Task Scheduler. The Options tab only seems to have ONE option (related to disk cleanup). How can I switch Task Scheduler to dark mode?

Task Manager on 2022 has the same problem: it doesn't observe my main theme setting. But it DOES on 11.

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  1. Muhammad Faisal Khan 0 Reputation points
    2026-07-18T11:40:41.7533333+00:00

    Task Scheduler currently doesn't fully support the Windows dark theme in all versions. On Windows Server 2022, many MMC-based tools, including Task Scheduler, still use the classic interface and don't automatically switch to dark mode. Unfortunately, there isn't an official setting to enable dark mode for it.

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  2. Scott Nguyen 2,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-14T18:32:02.2366667+00:00

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, I have to say that Task Scheduler does not currently support a native dark mode. Although Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 allow you to enable the system dark theme. Some of the tools such as Task Scheduler, Event Viewer, Services, Device Manager are built on the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) framework. So this is a design limitation rather than a configuration issue, and there is no setting in Task Scheduler itself to change its appearance.

    About Task Manager: On Windows 11, newer versions of Task Manager support dark mode and follow the system theme, so it could be use in dark mode. And on Windows Server 2022 The Task Manager included with Server 2022 is based on an older implementation and does not support dark mode, even if the desktop theme is set to dark.

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