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
    2013-02-06T01:53:09+00:00

    I agree with Nathan.  I had this problem a while ago, but solved it by doing this.  It just doesn't realize it is supposed to go back to the theme it was on before High Contrast was turned on.  It doesn't have to be the flower theme though, it can be any theme you want to use.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-27T18:51:28+00:00

    Wow, this got triggered for me today during an update (Skype, Bank of America, iCookBook) and I could not turn it off. Thanks so much... It did not even reset after a "Refresh" of my Surface RT

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-01T16:10:07+00:00

    THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-03-08T16:24:59+00:00

    Thanks man this did the trick! :)

    PS: I found this thread when I was looking for how to solve this exact same issue on Windows RT, so if anyone else is wondering, the fix is the same and it does work.  Going to high contrast is apparently a one way street through the "PC Settings" option.

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