Windows 10 Dark mode

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    Hi,

    I was searching for the source msstyle for Windows 10 dark mode but couldn't locate it. The default aero msstyle is located in the C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\aero.msstyles but it's the light version.

    Can anyone help me locate the msstyle for the dark mode please, if possible ??

    Thanks.
     
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    That's the right file. MS just added some DarkMode Classes to it.
     
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    #3 ceo54, Feb 23, 2021
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    Thank you for the response @fryquez but I can't find a single dark element in it. They must be somewhere else. You can't add two different elements for the same property.

    Edit: found it, they are indeed there. I stand corrected. What I needed was classmaps for the Windows 10 pertaining to the version aero theme copied from.

    Thank you @fryquez
     
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    #10 ceo54, Feb 27, 2021
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    Now I just have to figure out which property corresponds to which element. Tedious job.

    I love you Microsoft for making it so much easier for us </sarcasm>

    Edit: Just discovered, Ribbon can only be colored black, as BTNFace needs to be 000. But it will suffice for my project as I want it to be black.
     
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