The workaround here is pretty simple, thanks to Microsoft. They have now made apps like Notepad, Wordpad, and Paint Optional features on Windows. This means they can be uninstalled and reinstalled ...

You can enable dark mode in Notepad on Windows 10 by activating the High Contrast feature or using third-party apps like ...

It is a free, open-sourced text editing software ... Besides, the app is only 5MB big (still bigger than Notepad which, if you download from the Windows Store, is only around 2MB).