legacy ui

  1. Windows 11 Dark Mode updates legacy file dialogs with blue progress bar

    Microsoft’s long‑running UI mismatch — the glaring white or legacy‑colored copy/move progress window that interrupted Dark Mode sessions for years — is finally being updated in Insider builds, and enthusiasts have noticed a small but symbolic tweak: the familiar green progress bar is being...
  2. Windows 11 Dark Mode gains consistent dark dialogs in previews

    Microsoft has quietly begun closing one of the most nagging visual gaps in Windows' user experience: the inconsistent application of Dark Mode across system UI elements. The change, first observed in a recent Windows 11 preview build, moves previously bright, jarring file operation dialogs into...
  3. Windows 11 Dark Mode Extends to Legacy Dialogs in August 2025 Preview

    Microsoft appears to be closing one of Windows’ longest-running cosmetic grievances: preview builds released in August 2025 show legacy file‑operation dialogs and several system prompts finally obeying the system Dark theme, reducing the jarring white “flash” that has plagued Dark Mode since the...
  4. Windows 11 Dark Mode Expands to File Dialogs in Preview Builds

    Microsoft has quietly begun to fix one of Windows 11’s most persistent frictions: the sudden, blinding white dialogs that have long broken the illusion of a system-wide Dark Mode. Recent Insider preview builds include dark-themed file-operation dialogs — copy/move progress windows, delete...
  5. Windows 11 Dark Mode: File Dialogs Now Dark in Preview Build 26100

    Windows 11’s dark mode just got noticeably less embarrassing — Microsoft has started rolling dark themes into file-operation dialogs in recent preview builds, and that fix finally addresses one of the most frequently-complained-about “flashbang” moments users hit when copying, moving, or...