Windows 8 is Stuck in high contrast mode

Anonymous
2012-11-05T21:41:35+00:00

I just installed my new Windows 8 couple of days back and accidentally turned the high contrast mode. Now whatever I do I can not go back? Is anyone else having the same trouble? When I go to PC settings it lets me change the ON/OFF setting, the slider bar, but nothing happens.

I re-booted several times, changes those PC settings those many times but zilch! it is stuck in high contrast mode.

What should I do? any help/guidance would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Mandar

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Anonymous
2012-11-10T04:41:03+00:00

I have come up with a solution to your problem.  I accidently clicked and turned on high contrast.  When I clicked to turn it off, nothing changed.  I went online to chat with an online Microsoft representative.  A man remotely controlled my computer to fix the problem.  I know what to do.  Go to your start page, then click on desktop.  Once you get to your desktop, RIGHT CLICK on the screen.  A small box will open to the right of the pointer.  Click on PERSONALIZE.  Then click on the WINDOWS theme under the 3 default windows themes.  You will click on the one with the flower on it.  This will turn off you high contrast

                                               Nathan McCloskey

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-19T14:58:00+00:00

    Thanks Nathan!

    your answer actually helped me to over come such a situation. Latter on  I have observed that High contrast is nothing but a theme and it has 4 sub themes.

    If you click the desktop and > right click on the desktop > Personalize > you will find all the themes which includes highcontrust as well.

    Therefore, to click anyone apart from the highcontrast will resolve the problem.

    Thanks

    Dr. Niloy Sarkar

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-19T17:18:23+00:00

    This worked perfect for me! I am not tech savvy at all so I appreciate when someone actually posts things that work.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-22T23:56:43+00:00

    Hi Nathan -

    A year and a half after you wrote this post - and I came up with the problem you answered here.  And it worked - GREAT directions!  I had tried everything, and of course, unless you know that last detail of the "flower" - there's no way to figure this out solo.

    So, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to write out the directions.  Very much appreciated! 

    Stephanie

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-24T03:10:47+00:00

    Thank you so much, Nathan.  This worked like a charm.

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