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How to restore blue default theme in Edge?
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Hello! Suddenly Microsoft Edge in my test laptop (1st system specs) became all light grey. How can I restore the default blue theme of the earlier versions? I am using light theme in applications, if that matters. Thanks.
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (5699), 25H2 (8737) Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz 4GB Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series) Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (5699), 25H2 (8737) Laptop Acer Extensa 5630EZ Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz Acer Extensa 5630 4GB Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series) Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller 1 1280x800 Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III) VDSL 50 Mbps MICROSOFT EDGE WINDOWS DEFENDER Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
Windows 11 Pro v25H2 (build 26200.8737) Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generat... 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB... Windows 11 Pro v25H2 (build 26200.8737) PC/Desktop Custom-built PC Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation) Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB (GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD) Realtek HD audio (ALC887) Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA 1440x900 32-bit 60Hz WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back Mitsumi 101-key PS/2 Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2 100Mbps Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Windows Defender Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
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In Edge settings -appearance check the themes settings.
This is mine, it uses the system default.
Win 11 Pro AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U 24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Comput... Win 11 Pro Laptop ASUS Vivobook AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U M1605YA 24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc) Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz) 1920 X 1200 953GB Western Digital WD 45 Watts Lenovo Bluetooth. 500 Mbps Edge Defender
Windows 11 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz 32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM Windows 11 Laptop ACER NITRO AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz CZ Scala_CAS (FP6) 32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio 15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2 180 Watt, 19.5 V Lenovo Bluetooth 500 Mbps Edge Defender
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This is mine too in both my test laptop that has turned to light gray and in my desktop (2nd system specs) that is not yet affected. Probably if I search for and install last updated it will turn light grey too. Any other having the same theme change? I found a "classic blue" theme in Google Chrome add-ons, but this has rounded tab titles instead of the original rectangle. Not a big deal, but I would prefer the previous appearance (blue rectangle tab titles with white text) if possible. Thanks.
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (5699), 25H2 (8737) Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz 4GB Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series) Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (5699), 25H2 (8737) Laptop Acer Extensa 5630EZ Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz Acer Extensa 5630 4GB Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series) Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller 1 1280x800 Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III) VDSL 50 Mbps MICROSOFT EDGE WINDOWS DEFENDER Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
Windows 11 Pro v25H2 (build 26200.8737) Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generat... 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB... Windows 11 Pro v25H2 (build 26200.8737) PC/Desktop Custom-built PC Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation) Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB (GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD) Realtek HD audio (ALC887) Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA 1440x900 32-bit 60Hz WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back Mitsumi 101-key PS/2 Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2 100Mbps Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Windows Defender Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
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Just use one of the other Themes as already mentioned. I use "Icy mint" which is close enough to what it was in earlier versions.
