Colour problems in Windows 8 Apps

connorholmes · 20 Dec 2012 at 00:02

hey, new to this so go easy on me...

Just installed Windows 8 on a clean SSD and at first all was good, but a few days in now and some of my apps (like full screen ones from the start screen) have black bits covering up the writing. Cant even read the menu under PC Settings, but the colour comes back when i hover my mouse over each option in the list, and then turns black again when the mouse moves off. Cant see any of the options on the right hand side of the settings just all black.

Any idea what causing this anyone?

Cheers

ajf · 20 Dec 2012 at 00:39

Maybe try changing some of the theme or menu colour options or something like the accessability options. Perhaps one has got corrupted or is using the wrong selection of colours.

It could perhaps also be a general graphics driver problem. What graphics do you have and did you use the latest driver for Win8 or just let the install ome?

connorholmes · 20 Dec 2012 at 01:46

Unfortunately changing the colour didn't work, im updated to the latest driver for my GTX 660Ti, but the problem started a few days after the driver was updated.

connorholmes · 20 Dec 2012 at 01:55

Ah just had a play about with older drivers and found one that fixes it

wonder whats up with the latest one though...

Thanks

ajf · 20 Dec 2012 at 10:54

Was the latest you install 310.67?
I installed this the other day on Win8 and it crashed half way through the install. I had to manually remove it all back to standard vga before it would work.
If your was the same version driver sounds like there are some bugs!

connorholmes · 20 Dec 2012 at 16:13

Yeah i installed everything on the 16th, just before 310.70 so i think it will have been 310.67. Decided to try 310.70 and so far I've had no problems.