theme scheduler

Windows 11 has taken a small but widely requested step toward parity with other modern platforms: Microsoft’s PowerToys now includes a first‑party theme scheduler that can automatically switch the OS between Light and Dark modes on a schedule or at local sunrise and sunset. The module—branded in...

Microsoft has quietly closed a long-standing Windows convenience gap by adding Light Switch to PowerToys — a new, first‑party utility that can automatically switch Windows 11 between light and dark modes on a schedule or at local sunrise and sunset, with per‑surface controls, configurable...

PowerToys' new 0.95 release finally delivers one of Windows 11’s most-requested conveniences: an automated light/dark theme scheduler called Light Switch, along with a slate of performance and usability fixes that make PowerToys feel more like a polished power-user toolkit than a collection of...

Microsoft is finally closing a small but persistent Windows 11 usability gap by delivering an automatic theme scheduler — via PowerToys — that will switch between light and dark modes on a clock, or at local sunrise and sunset, with per-surface control and offset tuning. Background / Overview...

Microsoft is adding a long-requested quality-of-life feature to Windows 11 via PowerToys: an automatic, schedule-driven switch between Light and Dark themes — a small addition on the surface that closes a glaring usability gap and gives advanced users precise control over how and when the OS and...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to fill a longstanding personalization gap in Windows 11 by adding an official, first‑party module to automatically switch between Light and Dark themes on a schedule — a small feature with outsized user demand and a few important caveats to understand. Background...

Microsoft is finally giving Windows 11 users a way to switch between Light and Dark themes automatically—without third‑party hacks or manual trips into Settings—but there’s a twist: the feature is arriving via PowerToys, not as a native Windows Settings toggle, and important implementation...

Microsoft’s PowerToys has quietly matured from a grab-bag of power‑user tricks into a polished, first‑party productivity toolkit — and the latest updates finally deliver several long‑requested conveniences that matter to everyday workflows and IT deployments alike. Background PowerToys began as...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to solve one of Windows 11’s longest-running little annoyances: a Theme Scheduler that can automatically flip between Light and Dark modes on a timetable, and the feature is being shipped as a new PowerToys module in the update cycle following the v0.94 release...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to plug one of Windows 11’s most persistent annoyances: a built‑in way to automatically switch between Light and Dark modes on a user-defined schedule — delivered as a PowerToys module rather than via the core Settings app. Background / Overview For years Windows...

Microsoft’s quietly popular PowerToys is about to solve one of Windows 11’s longest-running little annoyances: automatic theme switching. The PowerToys v0.94 release confirmed a planned follow-up (v0.95) that will include a Theme Scheduler capable of switching Windows between Light and Dark...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to plug one of Windows 11’s most conspicuous gaps: an official, supported scheduler that automatically toggles between Light and Dark modes, coming as a new PowerToys module in the next release cycle. The feature was teased in the PowerToys v0.94 announcement and...

Microsoft’s PowerToys team has quietly moved to fill a conspicuous gap in Windows’ personalization features: beginning with PowerToys v0.94 the project teased a scheduled automatic theme switching utility that will let Windows switch between light and dark modes on a timetable — a capability...

TweakNow has quietly entered the automatic theme arena with AutoDark 1.0, a free, Windows 11–focused utility that promises one thing and one thing only: reliably switch Windows between light and dark mode on a schedule, optionally sync wallpapers, and avoid interrupting full‑screen apps or...