Why doesn't my title bar switch to Dark Mode?

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JWG 146

I have followed the example here, but although I have the code, my window remains unchanged.

Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 7,036 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-03-15T01:21:39.7933333+00:00

Could you please tell us what project are you creating? Win32 application or Windows App SDK? What have you done based on the documentation? Could you please provide the sample to help us reproduce the issue?
JWG 146 Reputation points

2023-03-15T21:38:50.8466667+00:00

Hey. Thanks Jeanine. I created a Win32 application, so the code is as set up by Microsoft.

I suspected, it might have been my OS version, as @Castorix31 said.

I'm wondering if there is a way I can still get a Dark Mode look on my application, on a Windows 8.1 OS.

Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 7,036 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-03-15T01:21:39.7933333+00:00

Could you please tell us what project are you creating? Win32 application or Windows App SDK? What have you done based on the documentation? Could you please provide the sample to help us reproduce the issue?
JWG 146 Reputation points

2023-03-15T21:38:50.8466667+00:00

Hey. Thanks Jeanine. I created a Win32 application, so the code is as set up by Microsoft.

I suspected, it might have been my OS version, as @Castorix31 said.

I'm wondering if there is a way I can still get a Dark Mode look on my application, on a Windows 8.1 OS.

Answer 1

Castorix31 77,496

DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE is for Windows 11

In MSDN :

This value is supported starting with Windows 11 Build 22000.

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