Enable Dark or Light mode in Windows via PowerShell

theme.ps1

# Modify Windows 10/11 or Server theme (Light or Dark mode). Makes registry changes which  
# take effect upon reboot, or explorer.exe restart. Bypasses restriction to change theme on 
# unactivated  Windows installations. 
#
# Usage:
#   To switch to dark mode, run: .\theme.ps1 -Mode dark
#   To switch to light mode, run: .\theme.ps1 -Mode light
#
#   Optional: Restart the explorer.exe process: 
#             "Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force; Start-Sleep -Seconds 2; Start-Process explorer"

param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [ValidateSet("light", "dark")]
    [string]$Mode
)

function Set-DarkTheme {
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" -Name "AppsUseLightTheme" -Value 0
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" -Name "SystemUsesLightTheme" -Value 0
    Write-Host -f Yellow "Dark theme enabled.`n"
}

function Set-LightTheme {
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" -Name "AppsUseLightTheme" -Value 1
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" -Name "SystemUsesLightTheme" -Value 1
    Write-Host -f Yellow "Light theme enabled.`n"
}

switch ($Mode) {
    "dark" {
        Set-DarkTheme
    }
    "light" {
        Set-LightTheme
    }
}