How to detect Windows 10 light/dark mode in Win32 application?
A bit of context: Sciter (pure win32 application) is already capable to render UWP alike UIs:
in dark mode:
in light mode:
Windows 10.1803 introduces Dark/Light switch in Settings applet as seen here for example.
Question: how do I determine current type of that "app mode" in Win32 application?
Solution
Well, it looks like this option is not exposed to regular Win32 applications directly, however it can be set / retrieved through the AppsUseLightTheme key at the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize registry path.
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