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
    2014-08-09T19:48:21+00:00

    ty for helping us all out... that black background was horrible.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-24T20:08:43+00:00

    I tried all of these fixes but I found that when I started up my laptop none of them worked.

    After shutting down my laptop about 10 times I then seen the ease of access button (arrow going into the circle and out again) on the left bottom corner lock screen when starting up.

    Just click on the icon and click High contrast off and wait for our laptop to change it

    My laptop froze for about 3 seconds as it was stuck in High Contrast for a week but that fixed it.

    Hope it work for you  :)  :)  :)

    Oisin

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-25T16:22:58+00:00

    Thank you so very much, it was driving me crazy, Your okay in my book Nathan.  God bless you and yours, Kay

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-29T17:20:51+00:00

    thank you so much, this really works. i put my PC into high contrast on accident and i couldnt get it to go back to normal i tried this and it worked! thanks so much! I was really starting to freak out lol

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