Winform style issue: Windows classics style?

Question

In one application I'm suddenly getting a style that looks like windows classics.

It looks good in the Visual Studio designer (left on the image) but when I run the application it looks like windows classics style (right on the image) and I can't find it.

I tried to create a new clean window and add one button to it and that also looks like windows classics.

Any ideas for how to fix it or what I can search for to find whats causing it?

Do other programs on your computer (like calc) look like classic Windows theme? — tster, Oct 15 '09 at 18:16
Does this answer your question? [Why do my forms look like 'Windows Classic'?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6466282/why-do-my-forms-look-like-windows-classic) — devRicher, Dec 29 '21 at 11:32

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '09 at 18:16

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You need to call Application.EnableVisualStyles (); in you Main method.

answered Oct 15 '09 at 18:16

Foxfire

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And make sure to do so before you create any windows or start the message pump. – dkackman Oct 15 '09 at 18:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 01 '19 at 07:04

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Nice! Looks like it's supposed to now:

edited May 01 '19 at 07:04

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answered Oct 15 '09 at 18:46

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Although old, you should actually add this as a comment to @Foxfire's answer – Sudhanshu Mishra Apr 09 '13 at 09:20

Winform style issue: Windows classics style?

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