Microsoft Visual Studio Change Default Theme

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sharon Hwk picture sharon Hwk · Dec 27, 2012 · Viewed 75.5k times · Source

I am finding it really hard to code using the black theme given in the visual studio 2012 IDE. Is there anyway i could get back the older grey theme or is there anyway i could make it look a bit more whiter ?

Answer

mdcuesta picture mdcuesta · Dec 27, 2012

Tools -> Options -> Environment -> General -> Color Theme

or you could try to use Visual Studio 2012 Color Theme Editor , it has pre built themes too.

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