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The latest windows update broke the graphics for Microsoft Edge

AnxiousGirl 15 Reputation points
2025-11-04T00:06:28.7733333+00:00

Recently my laptop got an update but after the update it completely forced my browser to be only in black and white with blue text, yellow scrollbars and also destroyed the highlighting and made it light purple. I attempted to switch between high contrast mode and non-high contrast mode but neither worked, and I tried to restart my entire computer, but it also didn't work. Does anyone have a solution or do I need to dump Microsoft Edge and get a different browser entirely?

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11

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  1. Shara, Yuvan 10 Reputation points
    2025-11-04T05:56:19.1466667+00:00

    The steps from Paulo GM didnt work for me, however turning on "Only apply page colors when high contrast themes are on" fixed it for me

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  1. Erin 15 Reputation points
    2025-11-04T16:51:23.2433333+00:00

    Settings > Accessibility > Visibility > Page colours (mine was on "Night Sky" mode and changed back to normal when I turned it off).

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  2. Paulo GM 63,060 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-11-04T00:55:55.9133333+00:00

    Hi,

    Sorry to hear you’re experiencing this issue. Are the colors appearing across the entire browser or only on specific websites? If the issue affects the browser interface itself, including the Settings page, try turning off hardware acceleration to see if it helps. Go to Settings > System and performance > System > Turn off Use graphics acceleration when available.

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