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
    2013-06-01T02:16:43+00:00

    Nathan, 

    I would like to thank you for posting this answer.this problem was driving me totally insane. I followed your list of things to do starting with going to the start page. Followed everything to do letter and my system was restored. The high contrast was gone finally. I would like to know to anybody with a Windows 8 system if you have a lock screen where you have to add your password to enter your system on the lower left-hand side is the narrator button my problems began from that single button it asked if I wanted to turn on high contrast so I did to see what it would do. And what it did was drive me completely insane because I couldn't turn it off as easily as I turned it on. If anybody has this problem they should definitely try these steps printed by Nathan McCloskey I want to thank you personally for posting perfect directions for the

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-01T05:43:03+00:00

    Nathan, 

    I would like to thank you for posting this answer.this problem was driving me totally insane. I followed your list of things to do starting with going to the start page. Followed everything to do letter and my system was restored. The high contrast was gone finally. I would like to know to anybody with a Windows 8 system if you have a lock screen where you have to add your password to enter your system on the lower left-hand side is the narrator button my problems began from that single button it asked if I wanted to turn on high contrast so I did to see what it would do. And what it did was drive me completely insane because I couldn't turn it off as easily as I turned it on. If anybody has this problem they should definitely try these steps printed by Nathan McCloskey I want to thank you personally for posting perfect directions for the

    Windows 8 is Stuck in high contrast mode

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-01T11:44:22+00:00

    Thank you sooooo much. I have been trying to get this high contrast off for 30 min. :-)

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-02T02:49:25+00:00

    thank you soooooo much. I had been trying for about 3 hours to fix it.

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