So I upgraded VMware Workstation Pro to 16.2 today. “A few bugfixes” according to the release notes. “Eh, fine” though I, in my naivety. And sure enough, it broke my precious dark mode completely. They’re working on a fix but… my eyes! It burns us!
What are your thoughts on dark mode in general? For me, it started out as a welcome quality of life feature, but now I can’t live without it.
Update, 211029: There’s a workaround! Thanks to the user mrdow2000.
Go to the file C:\Users\<your user>\AppData\Roaming\VMware\preferences.ini
Add this line: wsFeatureDarkModeSupported = “TRUE”
Save.
Feel the life flowing back into your eyes.