Trouble with turning off dark mode on Windows 10

Allisson Alonso 20 Reputation points
2026-07-21T03:20:16.8666667+00:00

I got my computer Windows 10 about 5 years ago. I wanted dark mode but I wasn't sure how to put it on my computer, and so I made the mistake of downloading dark mode from a website and ever since that when ever I open a tab or any other websites or school apps its difficult for me to see the information or when I am typing. A year later I figured out that I couldn't of just change to dark screen through settings and so now I am able to change either to dark or light mode but it only modes for like apps in my computer, settings, etc, but still when I open a new tab its still dark mode. How can I solve this problem?

Thank you!

Microsoft Edge | Website issues | Windows 10
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Paulo GM 71,570 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-21T10:55:12.8766667+00:00

I see. If the issue is only showing on webpages, you can turn off dark mode through this setting in edge://flags. See the image below for referenceScreenshot 2026-07-21 184235

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  1. Allisson Alonso 20 Reputation points
    2026-07-21T05:15:28.2+00:00

    Yes, dark mode is applied to websites and when I open apps too for example on the web when I search up Canva or google docs the background is black and when I type something into google docs my words are black basically everything is black. I tried changing edge setting then appearance and overall appearance to light but when I did it change only certain things but once I clicked opened something else it went back to dark mode.

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  2. Paulo GM 71,570 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-21T04:11:51.1733333+00:00

    Hi,

    Just to clarify, is Dark Mode applied only to websites, or is the entire Edge browser using Dark Mode? What happens if you change Edge Settings > Appearance > Overall appearance to Light? Also, on the same page, set Page colors to Off and check if that makes any difference.

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