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Auto changed theme is typically partial in multi monitor setup #1172
Description
Description
When the theme changes, typically the one thing that fails to change is the taskbar in my secondary monitor
However, when I right-click ADM's icon tray and then "Try to fix the theme”, it does work
Expected Behavior
The taskbar should also change
Log Data
Commit Hash, Version and Windows Build
- Commit:
5678573e - Service/App:
11.0.0.54 - Updater:
4.0.3 - Shell:
1.3.3.0 - .Net:
9.0.8 - Windows:
26200.7462 - Arch:
X64
Screenshots / Videos
The secondary monitor is on the left
Reacted by jheubuch-christ-es, Andele Swierstra, Martin Niederl and Siarhei Litvinchuk
Activity
Zhou-Ruichen commentedon Jan 22, 2026
I’m seeing something very similar on my machine as well.
How I switch themes
What happens
Environment
Expected
Theme-related registry snapshot (after reproduction)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize:AppsUseLightTheme=1,SystemUsesLightTheme=1,EnableTransparency=1,ColorPrevalence=0HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWMshows updated accent values (e.g.,AccentColor,ColorizationColor, etc.), but the secondary taskbar doesn’t refresh until “Try to fix theme” is used.I’m not sure if it matters, but Windows “Show my taskbar on all displays” is [ON/OFF — please replace].
Armin2208 commentedon Jan 22, 2026
Yes, making a aggressive DWM refresh helps with that problem (this is what try to fix theme does). You can enable this as default behaviour in Auto Dark Mode Settings Settings.
sargon2 commentedon Jan 29, 2026
Aggressive DWM refresh worked for me for a while, but for the past couple of days it stopped working. I'm still getting the taskbar color only changing on my main monitor and not changing on secondary monitor until I restart explorer.
Armin2208 commentedon Jan 29, 2026
Does the feature "Try to fix the theme" you can find in the context menu of the Auto Dark Mode tray icon help with these issues, even though aggressive dwm refresh is enabled?
sargon2 commentedon Jan 30, 2026
Yes, "Try to fix the theme" worked after it failed to switch with aggressive DWM refresh turned on.
sargon2 commentedon Apr 2, 2026
This is still happening for me every day.