If you prefer to browse the web in dark mode, perhaps to help you in dimly lit environments, here’s how to enable it on Microsoft Edge.

How to enable dark mode in Edge

To enable dark mode in Edge, first open the browser, click the menu button (three horizontal dots) at the top right and select “Settings”.

Then, from the left menu, select “Appearance”.

To use dark mode immediately, in the General Appearance section of the main pane, select “Dark.” This changes the color of elements such as tabs, address bar and menus.

Alternatively, Edge may respond to your operating system settings. To do this, select “System Default”, then enable dark mode in Windows 11 (Or enable dark mode in Windows 10.)

How to enable a dark theme in Edge

If you set system accent colors in Windows, whether you select “Dark” or “System Default,” Edge will use those for the title bar and window frame. So you have two options if you want Edge to use dark mode completely.

One way to fix this is also to enable a dark theme in Edge (which is different from dark mode.) To do this, stay on the Edge Appearance page. Under Theme, click “Choose Color,” set the color picker to a dark color, and then click “Apply.” You can also use a predefined dark theme from the list, like “Dark & ​​Stormy”.

The other method is to prevent Windows from changing the color of your title bar and window frame in all applications. To do this, press Windows key+i and go to Personalization > Colors, then uncheck “Show accent color on title bars and window borders.”

How to force a dark theme on all websites

Some websites (like How-To Geek) will obey your browser’s dark theme and change their theme accordingly, but many don’t. However, since Edge is based on Chromium, it contains the same experimental features. “Force dark mode” option found in Google Chrome.

To enable it, first type “edge://flags/#enable-force-dark” into Edge’s address bar and press Enter.

Next to Auto Dark Mode for Web Content, use the drop-down list and select “On.”

When you’re done, click “Restart” at the bottom. Edge will close all your browser windows and reopen them. You won’t lose your open tabs, but make sure you have saved any work (such as data entered into forms) on web pages before continuing.

Go through and see how it works. If you’re not keen and want to disable it, go back to the same flags page and change the option back to “Default”.

If you want to tweak Edge further, be sure to explore all of its settings. Edge has unnecessary features worth removingwhich can help you reduce visual clutter.