While Windows 10 was one of the earliest operating systems in modern age to introduce dark mode support, it’s safe to say the implementation isn’t quite as comprehensive than other operating systems that features dark mode after it – mostly due to many legacy parts of the operating system with a different set of UI. This trend continued into Windows 11, but it looks like Microsoft is trying to solve it one step at a time.
Windows 11 Dark Mode Is Improving
If you as a Windows 11 user swears by dark mode, there probably were occasions where you got “flashbanged” when a legacy UI pops up on screen in all its white-colored glory. Case in point, the file transfer window and legacy warning prompts are examples of this – and as user @phantomonearth reports, the latest build of Windows 11 (version 26100.5061) is on its way of fixing that.
As seen in the tweet above, not everything has been updated to be dark mode-compliant just yet, such as the “Continue” and “Skip” button in the Folder Access Control prompt. It’s safe to say this is still a work-in-progress, so by the time regular users receives this visual update, these parts of the elements should be all dark. Still, it’s hard to say if that’ll be the end of it, given that Windows has perhaps way too many legacy components to update – which is a common criticism of Microsoft’s operating system for its often mismatched visuals.
It’s also worth pointing out that while these UI components are technically shared with Windows 10, the now decade-old operating system won’t be getting this visual change as the feature supported ended two years ago (although that didn’t stop the company from updating the calendar UI somehow), with the security support ending this October – unless you opt for the one-year extension.
Pokdepinion: Good to see.
