Why am I seeing a red box around messages in Skype after upgrading?
I have recently upgraded to a new Windows 10 PC and the 'new' Skype. Version details, in case it is relevant:
There's a new 'feature' that is driving me crazy. I'm not sure if it's a Skype behaviour or a Windows 10 thing, but I haven't seen it in any other applications...
Every so often, for no apparent reason, a red box appears. Often around a message (maybe an unread message?) but sometimes around the "Here's where the unread messages begin!" line, and sometimes around the text entry box, like this:
It... doesn't provide any actual information, and is incredibly distracting. If I tap things a bit it generally disappears eventually, but I would prefer it not appear in the first place if possible.
How do I get rid of it?
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edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
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I have recently upgraded to a new Windows 10 PC and the 'new' Skype. Version details, in case it is relevant:
There's a new 'feature' that is driving me crazy. I'm not sure if it's a Skype behaviour or a Windows 10 thing, but I haven't seen it in any other applications...
Every so often, for no apparent reason, a red box appears. Often around a message (maybe an unread message?) but sometimes around the "Here's where the unread messages begin!" line, and sometimes around the text entry box, like this:
It... doesn't provide any actual information, and is incredibly distracting. If I tap things a bit it generally disappears eventually, but I would prefer it not appear in the first place if possible.
How do I get rid of it?
windows-10 skype
edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
JakeGould
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asked Dec 18 '18 at 0:30
MargaretMargaret
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That is a Windows 10 assistance utility such as magnifier or narrator you likely started by holding a hotkey combination. Open Settings and find Ease of Access and see if any of the items are enabled. Another possibility is the snipping tool which can highlight fields for creating documentation and how-to documents.
– music2myear
Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
@music2myear It's possible you're right, but I have checked the Ease of Access settings and everything seems to be turned off; so if it is one, I can't find it there. And as I said, I haven't seen the behaviour in any other application though, just Skype...
– Margaret
Dec 18 '18 at 22:06
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I have recently upgraded to a new Windows 10 PC and the 'new' Skype. Version details, in case it is relevant:
There's a new 'feature' that is driving me crazy. I'm not sure if it's a Skype behaviour or a Windows 10 thing, but I haven't seen it in any other applications...
Every so often, for no apparent reason, a red box appears. Often around a message (maybe an unread message?) but sometimes around the "Here's where the unread messages begin!" line, and sometimes around the text entry box, like this:
It... doesn't provide any actual information, and is incredibly distracting. If I tap things a bit it generally disappears eventually, but I would prefer it not appear in the first place if possible.
How do I get rid of it?
windows-10 skype
edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
asked Dec 18 '18 at 0:30
MargaretMargaret
1,28111724
I have recently upgraded to a new Windows 10 PC and the 'new' Skype. Version details, in case it is relevant:
There's a new 'feature' that is driving me crazy. I'm not sure if it's a Skype behaviour or a Windows 10 thing, but I haven't seen it in any other applications...
Every so often, for no apparent reason, a red box appears. Often around a message (maybe an unread message?) but sometimes around the "Here's where the unread messages begin!" line, and sometimes around the text entry box, like this:
It... doesn't provide any actual information, and is incredibly distracting. If I tap things a bit it generally disappears eventually, but I would prefer it not appear in the first place if possible.
How do I get rid of it?
windows-10 skype
windows-10 skype
edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
asked Dec 18 '18 at 0:30
MargaretMargaret
1,28111724
edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
asked Dec 18 '18 at 0:30
MargaretMargaret
1,28111724
edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
edited Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
31.1k1093137
asked Dec 18 '18 at 0:30
MargaretMargaret
1,28111724
asked Dec 18 '18 at 0:30
MargaretMargaret
1,28111724
asked Dec 18 '18 at 0:30
MargaretMargaret
1,28111724
1,28111724
That is a Windows 10 assistance utility such as magnifier or narrator you likely started by holding a hotkey combination. Open Settings and find Ease of Access and see if any of the items are enabled. Another possibility is the snipping tool which can highlight fields for creating documentation and how-to documents.
– music2myear
Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
@music2myear It's possible you're right, but I have checked the Ease of Access settings and everything seems to be turned off; so if it is one, I can't find it there. And as I said, I haven't seen the behaviour in any other application though, just Skype...
– Margaret
Dec 18 '18 at 22:06
add a comment |
That is a Windows 10 assistance utility such as magnifier or narrator you likely started by holding a hotkey combination. Open Settings and find Ease of Access and see if any of the items are enabled. Another possibility is the snipping tool which can highlight fields for creating documentation and how-to documents.
– music2myear
Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
@music2myear It's possible you're right, but I have checked the Ease of Access settings and everything seems to be turned off; so if it is one, I can't find it there. And as I said, I haven't seen the behaviour in any other application though, just Skype...
– Margaret
Dec 18 '18 at 22:06
That is a Windows 10 assistance utility such as magnifier or narrator you likely started by holding a hotkey combination. Open Settings and find Ease of Access and see if any of the items are enabled. Another possibility is the snipping tool which can highlight fields for creating documentation and how-to documents.
– music2myear
Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
That is a Windows 10 assistance utility such as magnifier or narrator you likely started by holding a hotkey combination. Open Settings and find Ease of Access and see if any of the items are enabled. Another possibility is the snipping tool which can highlight fields for creating documentation and how-to documents.
– music2myear
Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
@music2myear It's possible you're right, but I have checked the Ease of Access settings and everything seems to be turned off; so if it is one, I can't find it there. And as I said, I haven't seen the behaviour in any other application though, just Skype...
– Margaret
Dec 18 '18 at 22:06
@music2myear It's possible you're right, but I have checked the Ease of Access settings and everything seems to be turned off; so if it is one, I can't find it there. And as I said, I haven't seen the behaviour in any other application though, just Skype...
– Margaret
Dec 18 '18 at 22:06
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I think i found the fix, go to focus assistant settings (windows) and disable automatic rules
answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
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Can you elaborate? Please explain why the OP is getting the red box and why you think this will fix it.
– Twisty Impersonator
Dec 20 '18 at 11:37
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I came across this question as I had the same annoying issue.
A little tinkering and I found that if you go in to Skype, Settings and select the Appearance tab on the left, and then set the Modes to "Use system setting", and then go to the Messaging tab and set "Text size" to Normal (mine was already set to that, so I just selected another size and then set it back again).
I am not sure which of the 2 changes fixed the issue, or why for that matter, but the annoying red box has now vanished.
Hope this helps.
** UPDATE **
Looks like the issue occurs when you open/restore Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. If you open/restore Skype by clicking the application in the taskbar, it does not happen.
Opening the settings window and closing it seams to fix the issue until next time you click on a notification bubble.
answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
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Scrap that. It has returned. Just opening the settings window removed the red boxes temporarily. I think that they start showing when you open Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. In fact, while typing this comment I have just confirmed that. If you open Skype by clicking on a notification, the red boxes start showing. If you open Skype by just clicking the application on the taskbar, they do not appear. Feels like a bug to me (unless there is some hidden meaning that us mortals do not understand).
– Carl Howarth
Jan 3 at 11:01
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I think i found the fix, go to focus assistant settings (windows) and disable automatic rules
answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
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Can you elaborate? Please explain why the OP is getting the red box and why you think this will fix it.
– Twisty Impersonator
Dec 20 '18 at 11:37
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I think i found the fix, go to focus assistant settings (windows) and disable automatic rules
answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
AlgirdasAlgirdas
71
1
Can you elaborate? Please explain why the OP is getting the red box and why you think this will fix it.
– Twisty Impersonator
Dec 20 '18 at 11:37
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I think i found the fix, go to focus assistant settings (windows) and disable automatic rules
answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
AlgirdasAlgirdas
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I think i found the fix, go to focus assistant settings (windows) and disable automatic rules
answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
AlgirdasAlgirdas
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answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
AlgirdasAlgirdas
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answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
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answered Dec 20 '18 at 10:39
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Can you elaborate? Please explain why the OP is getting the red box and why you think this will fix it.
– Twisty Impersonator
Dec 20 '18 at 11:37
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Can you elaborate? Please explain why the OP is getting the red box and why you think this will fix it.
– Twisty Impersonator
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Can you elaborate? Please explain why the OP is getting the red box and why you think this will fix it.
– Twisty Impersonator
Dec 20 '18 at 11:37
Can you elaborate? Please explain why the OP is getting the red box and why you think this will fix it.
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I came across this question as I had the same annoying issue.
A little tinkering and I found that if you go in to Skype, Settings and select the Appearance tab on the left, and then set the Modes to "Use system setting", and then go to the Messaging tab and set "Text size" to Normal (mine was already set to that, so I just selected another size and then set it back again).
I am not sure which of the 2 changes fixed the issue, or why for that matter, but the annoying red box has now vanished.
Hope this helps.
** UPDATE **
Looks like the issue occurs when you open/restore Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. If you open/restore Skype by clicking the application in the taskbar, it does not happen.
Opening the settings window and closing it seams to fix the issue until next time you click on a notification bubble.
answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
11
Scrap that. It has returned. Just opening the settings window removed the red boxes temporarily. I think that they start showing when you open Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. In fact, while typing this comment I have just confirmed that. If you open Skype by clicking on a notification, the red boxes start showing. If you open Skype by just clicking the application on the taskbar, they do not appear. Feels like a bug to me (unless there is some hidden meaning that us mortals do not understand).
– Carl Howarth
Jan 3 at 11:01
add a comment |
I came across this question as I had the same annoying issue.
A little tinkering and I found that if you go in to Skype, Settings and select the Appearance tab on the left, and then set the Modes to "Use system setting", and then go to the Messaging tab and set "Text size" to Normal (mine was already set to that, so I just selected another size and then set it back again).
I am not sure which of the 2 changes fixed the issue, or why for that matter, but the annoying red box has now vanished.
Hope this helps.
** UPDATE **
Looks like the issue occurs when you open/restore Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. If you open/restore Skype by clicking the application in the taskbar, it does not happen.
Opening the settings window and closing it seams to fix the issue until next time you click on a notification bubble.
answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
11
Scrap that. It has returned. Just opening the settings window removed the red boxes temporarily. I think that they start showing when you open Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. In fact, while typing this comment I have just confirmed that. If you open Skype by clicking on a notification, the red boxes start showing. If you open Skype by just clicking the application on the taskbar, they do not appear. Feels like a bug to me (unless there is some hidden meaning that us mortals do not understand).
– Carl Howarth
Jan 3 at 11:01
add a comment |
I came across this question as I had the same annoying issue.
A little tinkering and I found that if you go in to Skype, Settings and select the Appearance tab on the left, and then set the Modes to "Use system setting", and then go to the Messaging tab and set "Text size" to Normal (mine was already set to that, so I just selected another size and then set it back again).
I am not sure which of the 2 changes fixed the issue, or why for that matter, but the annoying red box has now vanished.
Hope this helps.
** UPDATE **
Looks like the issue occurs when you open/restore Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. If you open/restore Skype by clicking the application in the taskbar, it does not happen.
Opening the settings window and closing it seams to fix the issue until next time you click on a notification bubble.
answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
11
I came across this question as I had the same annoying issue.
A little tinkering and I found that if you go in to Skype, Settings and select the Appearance tab on the left, and then set the Modes to "Use system setting", and then go to the Messaging tab and set "Text size" to Normal (mine was already set to that, so I just selected another size and then set it back again).
I am not sure which of the 2 changes fixed the issue, or why for that matter, but the annoying red box has now vanished.
Hope this helps.
** UPDATE **
Looks like the issue occurs when you open/restore Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. If you open/restore Skype by clicking the application in the taskbar, it does not happen.
Opening the settings window and closing it seams to fix the issue until next time you click on a notification bubble.
answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
11
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answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
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answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
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answered Jan 3 at 10:02
Carl HowarthCarl Howarth
11
11
Scrap that. It has returned. Just opening the settings window removed the red boxes temporarily. I think that they start showing when you open Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. In fact, while typing this comment I have just confirmed that. If you open Skype by clicking on a notification, the red boxes start showing. If you open Skype by just clicking the application on the taskbar, they do not appear. Feels like a bug to me (unless there is some hidden meaning that us mortals do not understand).
– Carl Howarth
Jan 3 at 11:01
add a comment |
Scrap that. It has returned. Just opening the settings window removed the red boxes temporarily. I think that they start showing when you open Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. In fact, while typing this comment I have just confirmed that. If you open Skype by clicking on a notification, the red boxes start showing. If you open Skype by just clicking the application on the taskbar, they do not appear. Feels like a bug to me (unless there is some hidden meaning that us mortals do not understand).
– Carl Howarth
Jan 3 at 11:01
Scrap that. It has returned. Just opening the settings window removed the red boxes temporarily. I think that they start showing when you open Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. In fact, while typing this comment I have just confirmed that. If you open Skype by clicking on a notification, the red boxes start showing. If you open Skype by just clicking the application on the taskbar, they do not appear. Feels like a bug to me (unless there is some hidden meaning that us mortals do not understand).
– Carl Howarth
Jan 3 at 11:01
Scrap that. It has returned. Just opening the settings window removed the red boxes temporarily. I think that they start showing when you open Skype by clicking on a notification bubble. In fact, while typing this comment I have just confirmed that. If you open Skype by clicking on a notification, the red boxes start showing. If you open Skype by just clicking the application on the taskbar, they do not appear. Feels like a bug to me (unless there is some hidden meaning that us mortals do not understand).
– Carl Howarth
Jan 3 at 11:01
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That is a Windows 10 assistance utility such as magnifier or narrator you likely started by holding a hotkey combination. Open Settings and find Ease of Access and see if any of the items are enabled. Another possibility is the snipping tool which can highlight fields for creating documentation and how-to documents.
– music2myear
Dec 18 '18 at 0:48
@music2myear It's possible you're right, but I have checked the Ease of Access settings and everything seems to be turned off; so if it is one, I can't find it there. And as I said, I haven't seen the behaviour in any other application though, just Skype...
– Margaret
Dec 18 '18 at 22:06