Windows Notepad is a simple text editor software for Microsoft Windows users. Recently, Microsoft has added a dark mode option for this app. However, this feature is only available for Windows 11 users. The dark theme helps you to avoid eyestrain in darkness. This wikiHow article will help you to enable dark mode on Notepad on your Windows 11 PC.

Steps

  1. 1
    Launch the Notepad app on your PC. You can use the Start menu to quickly find it.
    • Hit the Windows button on your keyboard or click on theWindows icon from the taskbar to launch the Start menu. Then, use the search box at the top to find the app.
  2. 2
    Click on thesettings icon. You can see the gear icon at the top-right corner of the app. This will leads you to the settings page.
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  3. 3
    Click on the App theme option. It will be the first option on the list.
  4. 4
    Choose Dark from the options. Clicking on the “ Dark ” option will change your theme to dark.
  5. 5
    Go back to the normal page by clicking on the  icon in the app's top-left corner of the app. If you want to get back the light theme, just go back to the same settings page and select the “Light” option. You're done!
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      • Windows 11 PC

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