To force Google Chrome to always use light mode (theme) even if Windows 10 app mode is set to Dark, edit the Chrome shortcut properties and add the switch -disable-features=DarkMode and click OK. Edge Chromium has the edge://flags/#edge-follow-os-theme flag that lets you configure whether Edge follows the OS app mode or not.įor Google Chrome, you can use an additional command-line parameter to force Chrome to start in light mode or in dark mode irrespective of your Windows 10’s app mode setting. 169 as of this post, does not yet have a setting or flag in the chrome://flags page to force dark or light mode or theme, like Edge Chromium has.

Force Chrome to Always start in Light or Dark mode This can be done using additional/hidden chrome.exe command-line arguments which can be added to Chrome’s shortcut target field in Properties. This article tells you how to prevent Google Chrome from respecting or following Windows 10’s app mode (Light vs Dark) setting. However, regardless of the Windows 10 app mode setting, you can force Google Chrome to always start in light mode or in dark mode. When you switch to the light mode in the Operating System, Chrome automatically switches to the light theme.

Dark and light settings