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why does visual studio 2013 keep changing to dark theme

I have visual studio 2013 - professional and it keeps changing my theme from blue to dark.

Anyone have an idea why this is?

Yes, I was logged in with a corporate account that is shared between a couple computers.

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yamspog Avatar asked May 15 '14 16:05

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It sounds like Synchronized Settings are enabled in your Visual Studio, therefore it is trying to sync theme and other settings across different machines.

Solution: In VS13, go to Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Synchronized Settings and then uncheck the "Enabled synchronization" box.

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EvilBeer Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 15:09

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