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
    2014-11-07T02:27:03+00:00

    This happened to me also well over a year or more ago.  Embarrassed to admit this was one that I found easily.  I figured it was a display problem and since "display" was (so un)helpfully renamed to "personalize"  (why?!?) and that just happened to be the first thing I tried.  Two years later, still hate eight - transitioned from XP, and 8 continues to be amazingly and utterly annoying.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-07T10:31:18+00:00

    But then I have to use the default Windows ones. I want to use my themes.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-12-09T17:07:14+00:00

    Hi,

    I have been having the same problem, but I cannot go into the personalize screen as it is blocked. I am a stu8dent and this is my school laptop, so what can I do? I tried pressing the left alt key and the left shift and print screen but it doesn't turn the setting off.

    It is so bad that I cannot even see whatt I am typing. I have to highlight it to see it.

    Please help, as I don't want to get in trouble for it.

    Thanks,

    Anonymous

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-12-09T17:09:09+00:00

    This doesn't work with laptops that have the personalize screen blocked. See my post below...

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