Why are my excel popup windows transparent?

Anonymous
2022-12-03T13:37:24+00:00

For some reason, popup windows requiring dialogue are transparent, e.g. "Hide/Unhide" worksheets in a workbook. Eventually they appear normal, but very annoying. Affects other popup boxes as well.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-09T16:15:56+00:00

    I haven't thoroughly tested this but I find moving my mouse around over the dialog gets it to render opaque faster. Very much hoping this can get worked out - it's an annoying one.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-09T15:29:12+00:00

    Same problem here, but the transparent dialogue boxes appear in all Office 365 applications - Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.. On Windows 11. Typically takes between 10 - 20+ seconds for the box to become useable.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-06T12:10:04+00:00

    Facing the same issue for a while now. It gets resolved if you click outside the excel but need a permanent fix. Already uninstalled and reinstalled the office app.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-31T10:58:27+00:00

    Exactly the same problem here, after upgrading to Win 11 on two different devices.

    Not only on excel though, gerenerally MS Office pop-up dialogue windows are transparent.

    Very annoying.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-12-20T04:37:07+00:00

    Hi MoonvilleMan,

    Thanks for your valuable feedback and sharing updates with us and I really appreciate your effort and your precious time doing. 

    And I appreciate your kind words.

    It seems that Windows 11 update may affect. If you Create a new user account under your Windows 11. See if it still alerts you with the same behaviour.

    Your understanding and patience will be highly appreciated. I hope that you are keeping safe and well!

    Sincerely,

    Waqas Muhammad

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