Cortana search box half changes colour randomly, revert on mouse hover


  1. CristinaS
    Posts : 1
    Windows 10
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    Cortana search box half changes colour randomly, revert on mouse hover


    Hi all,

    Been having this issue ever since a recent Windows update on my work laptop (current OS Build 19043.1023)

    I can't 100% figure out what exactly triggers this, but occasionally the Cortana search box will partially change colour (see below) only to revert back once I hover my mouse over it.

    Cortana search box half changes colour randomly, revert on mouse hover-cortana-search-bar-colour.png

    I thought it might be linked to something happening with Teams or Outlook as it often happens when I'm using those programs (possibly when a window opens?), but I can't figure out anything consistent as the trigger.

    When looking up my CPU details to create this account I only just now figured out this error triggers 100% of the time when I ctrl+shift+esc to open Task Manager, and also when I close that window (after hovering the mouse to get normal colours again), but again cannot figure out how it gets triggered at other times.

    I've tried switching between light and dark modes, registry bat files forcing black/white Cortana search bars, rebooting.

    Any thoughts welcome, this is driving me crazy!
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  3. dalchina
    Posts : 43,151
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Hi, whilst issues reported relating to the preview update
    KB5003214 Windows 10 2004 19041.1023, 20H2 19042.1023, 21H1 19043.1023

    have concerned effects relating to the clock and system tray (widely reported) I suppose it's possible what you're seeing similarly is a side effect of this.

    Try uninstalling the update.

    If this resolves the problem for now, please add a comment under that news item (the Known Issues still don't reflect people's real experience of this- presumably awaiting MS's honest acknowledgement).

    Alternatively you could try hiding the search bar on the taskbar and using Win key + S.
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