Run and Folder Options in dark mode - Click to enlarge

Windows 11 launched way back in October 2021 and has become Microsoft’s must-have OS thanks to the impending end-of-life for Windows 10. After all that time, there are still significant portions of the OS that don’t do dark mode. However, Redmond is making significant progress, bringing a couple of key dialog boxes into compliance.

As of Windows Insider Build 26120.6972 (beta channel) and 26220.6972 (dev channel) or higher, you can now get the Run and Folder Options dialog boxes to appear in dark mode. However, to make them dark, you need to use the ViVeTool, a utility that enables hidden features.

To enable dark mode in the first place, navigate to Settings->Personalization->Colors and select Dark from the “Choose your mode” menu.

Now, download ViVeTool if you don’t have the utility already. Create a folder called C:\vive and unzip the ViVeTool’s contents to it ...