Improving Screen Display In Windows 8.1 - Help!

[moggie 939]

I have lost something! When I set up my laptop from new (as I have bad sight) I set it up so that the icons on my desktop and in favorites and the titles on IE screen seemed to be 'highlighted' ie they seemed to have dark contrasted edges around them.

I believe I went into Control Panel - Ease of access?

On trying this again I was able to change the fonts/size but cannot get the highlighted icons back. Also I believe I went thru about 5 options of choosing from a written passage ending with the clearest.

Can anyone tell me how to get this all back?

Thanks

[pinkyboyid]

Maybe it was the 'High Contrast' option that you experimented with.

If so, open 'Charms (i.e. mouse swipe top or bottom right corner of screen)' > 'Change PC Settings' > 'Ease of Access' > 'High Contrast'.

Or maybe 'Make the Computer easier to see',

- Right-click the Windows 'Start Button' (bottom-left corner screen)
- Control Panel
- Ease of Access Center
- Make the Computer easier to see > Make things on the screen easier to see

Hope that helps.

[moggie 939]

It is def not the contrast as this makes screen black and It was in ease of access but can't find it!

Thanks anyway

Moggie

[tommy39]

right click computer icon on desktop,open properties. then advanced advanced system settings, then performance. hope this helps

[moggie 939]

Thanks everyone but although these suggestions did not work I persevered and found the answer in control panel - accessability - contrast. Then go to bottom of page and click on improve contrast of borders (or something like that) and that has done the trick.
Regards
Moggie