How to remove this outline around UI elements in Windows 11?

Anonymous
2023-03-29T12:49:39+00:00

Hello.

I have exactly the same problem as the user from this thread. How to remove this outline around UI elements in Windows 11?

A white border appears around the interface elements, as if I pressed the TAB button. But I don’t press it, the frame is present immediately after opening the application or interface element. If you click on another interface element, the frame disappears.

The problem was observed immediately after buying a laptop with Windows 11 installed. I also updated the system and reinstalled on a blank disk. But the problem doesn't go away.

I did all the recommendations that the Moderator wrote in that thread, but it did not help.

What is the problem? This white border is annoying and ruins the user experience.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-08-20T17:51:44+00:00

    One additional thing I have noticed - which isn't mentioned above - is that while this issue is present, the win key will not open the start menu.

    The win key always works for other commands - eg: win+tab - and the on screen keyboard still shows the win key being pressed, but it does not open the start menu.

    When the issue with element outlines is not there, the win key works as normal, and will; open the start menu. But once the outlines appear, the win key stops opening the start menu.

    It's as if some background process has enabled an accessibility feature, which is stealing focus from the win key?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-08-20T17:48:24+00:00

    I have had the exact same issue for a few weeks a now. Did you ever manage to resolve it?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-29T14:38:19+00:00

    I've had this "bug" for half a year. I don't think this is anything new.

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  4. DaveM121 936.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-03-29T14:27:59+00:00

    Hi Viktor,

    If none of these options solved this, I think this is a new bug, because those are the only possible causes, I have seen some other people asking the same question for the last couple of days, please report this on the Feedback Hub (Windows Key + F) so the developers can investigate this bug.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-03-29T14:24:51+00:00

    No, the keys are fine. The on-screen keyboard does not show that something is pressed. Also, in the work there are no problems that something would be arbitrarily pressed.

    The white frame does not appear after a while or randomly. The application or UI element already opens with this border. This doesn't seem to be a keyboard issue. In addition, Ubuntu has installed on another SSD, and there are no similar problems at all.

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