Application Colour Inversion

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  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 10
       #1

    Application Colour Inversion


    After last MS update all applications are colour Inverted. However the Desktop isn/t inverted.
    Have tried to restore to earlier date but it fails.
    Messing around with Magnifier settings doesn't work.
    Setttng every thing as High Contrast does change colurs but everthing is, as you would expect in high contrast and not a solution.

    Any ideas?
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  2. Posts : 31,471
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #2

    Welcome to TenForums @Tap1950

    You haven't filled in your system specs, so we don't know what video card/drivers you use, but it sounds like a driver problem.

    A screenshot of your problem would help, use WinKey + PrtSc to make one (it saves it to your Pictures\Screenshots folder). But if it is a driver problem (as I suspect) then a screenshot would show the colours correctly.
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Screen Shot


    As requested screenshot attached

    Screenshot showing Desktop in normal colours and Applications inverted
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Application Colour Inversion-neil.jpg  
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  4. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #4

    Are you talking about Light and Dark themes ?
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  5. Posts : 5,452
    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
       #5

    Tap1950 said:
    As requested screenshot attached

    Screenshot showing Desktop in normal colours and Applications inverted
    No guarantees...….
    Suggest to check your High Contrast setting. See if it is turned On.
    Settings > Personalisation > right side, High Contrast Settings > under Use High Contrast, is it turned on ?
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  6. Posts : 31,471
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #6

    Your screenshot shows the typical effects of a High Contrast setting being turned on. The boxes around each of the items in the taskbar's notification area (clock, etc.) should normally only be seen in High Contrast. This should also change the desktop though. It doesn't appear to have done so, which is the puzzle here.

    Try another user account, does that behave the same way? If necessary, create a new local user account to test this.

    What is the keyboard icon, top centre of the desktop? That's not any standard part of Windows 10 that I have seen. Do you have any 3rd-party of OEM apps that may be influencing the look of the desktop?
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  7. Posts : 5
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #7

    @CountMike - no themes involved

    @bree - high contrast definitely off

    - attached screenshot of new user account

    - the keyboard icon is related to Teamviewer. I'm trying to help a friend so am using Teamviewer get answers to your queries asap, otherwise would need to wait until I visit him again sometime next week.

    Application Colour Inversion-neil-2.jpg
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  8. Posts : 31,471
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #8

    Tap1950 said:
    @bree - high contrast definitely off
    - attached screenshot of new user account
    - the keyboard icon is related to Teamviewer.
    OK, Teamviewer shouldn't be a problem, indeed it isn't for the new user screenshot.

    Your first screenshot had all the hallmarks of a High Contrast theme being applied ONLY to the apps. That should not be possible (yet) but has been suggested as a possible option for the future: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0-4977706ec9bb

    You're not on an Insider version are you? If you are on the standard release of 1803, I'd try applying each High Contrast theme in turn, restarting after application, then remove the High Contrast theme. That may (eventually) reset all the theme settings back to 'standard' for this account. It is obviously working properly for the other account.
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  9. Posts : 5
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Decided to just copy the afficted user's data etc to the newly created user.

    Thanks for all the input
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  10. Posts : 31,471
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #10

    Tap1950 said:
    Decided to just copy the afficted user's data etc to the newly created user.
    That is often the only practical solution if a user's profile has been corrupted, it's certainly the most straightforward one (if a little time consuming).

    @Tap1950, if the old account was an administrator, make sure you have at least one other administrator account before you delete the original one. Personally I have two administrator accounts on all my PCs, one for general use and a second just for maintenance purposes.
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