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Solved White border on 8.1 Start Menu tiles
I've noticed that when booting to the Start Menu on powering up that there's now a white border around the top left tile. This border can be moved to any adjacent tile by using the relevant keyboard arrow keys.
My other PC's only show the border AFTER an arrow key is pressed which is classed as the correct default behaviour after a bit of Googling. I can't find any explanation for the mysterious behaviour at switch on.
It's not causing any problems but I'd love to know what the reason is. Any help would be most welcome.
OS
Windows 8 Pro 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-2700K
Motherboard
ASUSTeK P8H61-M LE/USB3
Memory
16.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek HD Audio TBS 6280
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SMB2430H
Screen Resolution
1920 * 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB SATA 3 Performance Hard Drive OEM ST1000DM003
Mouse
Logitech Touchpad T650
Internet Speed
~ 20 Mbps
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Hello Keverne,
On startup, the top left tile on the Start screen is selected by default. If you open the Start screen while already in Windows, then the tile will not be selected by default.
The white border is to indicate that it's selected. If you like, you are able to change the background color to also change this border color to a slightly lighter shade of the same color.
(Option One)
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2678-start-screen-change-background-color-image.html
Hope this helps some,
Shawn
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks Brink,
Yes, I understand that it is the selected tile by default. As I mentioned however, the white border should only be displayed if the keyboard is used to navigate.
There is white border around an icon - Microsoft Community
If I go to the Start screen from the conventional Windows desktop the tile has a white border without the keyboard being touched. Completely different behaviour from my other machines.
Puzzling.
OS
Windows 8 Pro 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-2700K
Motherboard
ASUSTeK P8H61-M LE/USB3
Memory
16.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek HD Audio TBS 6280
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SMB2430H
Screen Resolution
1920 * 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB SATA 3 Performance Hard Drive OEM ST1000DM003
Mouse
Logitech Touchpad T650
Internet Speed
~ 20 Mbps
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
I'm not sure what could be causing it since I can't reproduce it. For me, I have to press an arrow key to see the white border. Otherwise, the pointer over a tile will cause the selected color border.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Yes, that's what I see on my other PCs.
The hunt goes on...
OS
Windows 8 Pro 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-2700K
Motherboard
ASUSTeK P8H61-M LE/USB3
Memory
16.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek HD Audio TBS 6280
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SMB2430H
Screen Resolution
1920 * 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB SATA 3 Performance Hard Drive OEM ST1000DM003
Mouse
Logitech Touchpad T650
Internet Speed
~ 20 Mbps
I'm getting it on both my pc's since this month's patches were installed.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
self built
CPU
AMD FX 8350
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2.0
Memory
G-Skill Ripjaws-X DDR3 2400 16 gbs.
Graphics Card(s)
MSI N760 TF 2GD5OC
Sound Card
on-bord Realtek ALC 889/ALC 892
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256 gb. ssd. & Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3.o tb.
PSU
Corsair HX-850 watt
Case
Corsair Carbide 500r White
Cooling
Corsair Hydro Series H-100, 3 120mm. & 1 200mm. case fan's
Keyboard
Logitech wired
Mouse
Logitech wired
Internet Speed
30 m.b.p.s.
Browser
IE 11 & Firefox 26
Antivirus
BitDefender Internet Security 2014
Other Info
Iomega Pro Series U.S.B. 2.0/eS.A.T.A. 2.0tb. h.d., Seagate Backup Plus U.S.B. 3.0 3.0tb. h.d., Hauppage WinTV HVR-1850 t.v. tuner, Logitech x530 5.1 speaker's, Logitech c615 webcam, Logitech h150 headset, M.S. Xbox 360 wired gamepad & Xbox 360 as W.M.C. extender
brkkab123,
That certainly could be the reason here as it was probably about the time of the updates that this started.
Not sure why only one out of four though.
OS
Windows 8 Pro 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-2700K
Motherboard
ASUSTeK P8H61-M LE/USB3
Memory
16.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek HD Audio TBS 6280
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SMB2430H
Screen Resolution
1920 * 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB SATA 3 Performance Hard Drive OEM ST1000DM003
Mouse
Logitech Touchpad T650
Internet Speed
~ 20 Mbps
It seem's so. It's weird none of the magazine websites or newsletter's about Windows I subscribe to have posted anything about it.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
self built
CPU
AMD FX 8350
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2.0
Memory
G-Skill Ripjaws-X DDR3 2400 16 gbs.
Graphics Card(s)
MSI N760 TF 2GD5OC
Sound Card
on-bord Realtek ALC 889/ALC 892
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256 gb. ssd. & Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3.o tb.
PSU
Corsair HX-850 watt
Case
Corsair Carbide 500r White
Cooling
Corsair Hydro Series H-100, 3 120mm. & 1 200mm. case fan's
Keyboard
Logitech wired
Mouse
Logitech wired
Internet Speed
30 m.b.p.s.
Browser
IE 11 & Firefox 26
Antivirus
BitDefender Internet Security 2014
Other Info
Iomega Pro Series U.S.B. 2.0/eS.A.T.A. 2.0tb. h.d., Seagate Backup Plus U.S.B. 3.0 3.0tb. h.d., Hauppage WinTV HVR-1850 t.v. tuner, Logitech x530 5.1 speaker's, Logitech c615 webcam, Logitech h150 headset, M.S. Xbox 360 wired gamepad & Xbox 360 as W.M.C. extender
Last edited by a moderator: Oct 26, 2014
OS
windows 8.1 pro
Computer type
Tablet
System Manufacturer/Model
Microsoft
CPU
i7
Memory
8gb
Graphics Card(s)
intel hd5000
Browser
IE
Antivirus
Bitdefender
I'm used to it now , so I'll just leave it. Most of my time is spent on the desktop anyway.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
self built
CPU
AMD FX 8350
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2.0
Memory
G-Skill Ripjaws-X DDR3 2400 16 gbs.
Graphics Card(s)
MSI N760 TF 2GD5OC
Sound Card
on-bord Realtek ALC 889/ALC 892
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256 gb. ssd. & Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3.o tb.
PSU
Corsair HX-850 watt
Case
Corsair Carbide 500r White
Cooling
Corsair Hydro Series H-100, 3 120mm. & 1 200mm. case fan's
Keyboard
Logitech wired
Mouse
Logitech wired
Internet Speed
30 m.b.p.s.
Browser
IE 11 & Firefox 26
Antivirus
BitDefender Internet Security 2014
Other Info
Iomega Pro Series U.S.B. 2.0/eS.A.T.A. 2.0tb. h.d., Seagate Backup Plus U.S.B. 3.0 3.0tb. h.d., Hauppage WinTV HVR-1850 t.v. tuner, Logitech x530 5.1 speaker's, Logitech c615 webcam, Logitech h150 headset, M.S. Xbox 360 wired gamepad & Xbox 360 as W.M.C. extender