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Address, tabs and menu bars look weird in Windows 8

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After upgrading to Windows 8 (clean install, actually), I noticed that Firefox now looks weird. Tabs, menu items, address bar, buttons often flicker, change colors, have weird outlines and so on, when I move the mouse over or around them. I cannot take a screenshot, because there is no hardware button on my laptop, and when I attempt to use an external software, like OneNote screen clip, it changes back to normal. Just take my word for it, it looks very weird. Different colours and stuff. I suppose if you ever encountered a problem like this, you'll understand.

It also sometimes, though rarely, happens to control elements on websites, especially those flashy buttons that change colours on hover.

After upgrading to Windows 8 (clean install, actually), I noticed that Firefox now looks weird. Tabs, menu items, address bar, buttons often flicker, change colors, have weird outlines and so on, when I move the mouse over or around them. I cannot take a screenshot, because there is no hardware button on my laptop, and when I attempt to use an external software, like OneNote screen clip, it changes back to normal. Just take my word for it, it looks very weird. Different colours and stuff. I suppose if you ever encountered a problem like this, you'll understand. It also sometimes, though rarely, happens to control elements on websites, especially those flashy buttons that change colours on hover.

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Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

Artess
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Thanks! That solved the problem!

cor-el
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You're welcome

DalstonMac
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Thanks for posting that Artess. I've been having the exact same problem and my bookmarks names have been changing too!! Been trying to find the words to explain it but when I saw your post I knew.......and the reply fixed it. Cheers, it had been driving me mad!!

DalstonMac
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Thank you so much for that Cor-el. I had the same problem and it had been driving me mad!! ......and you've fixed it. You're a star!!