Windows 10: 2 problems on new PC

Thanks a lot for your help! So there is no way to highlight a item like Windows 7?
Gonna take some getting used to but I like it so far.
Really appreciate your quick responses.

 

On the desktop shortcuts, it is hard to see, depending on your desktop background picture/color.
But, in file folders, the one that is selected IS highlighted. It shows in my screenshot. Yes ?

 

I can't see your screenshot, nothing is highlighted for me in file folders. It's very faint and you can barely see it.

 

What do you mean " can't see my screenshot " ?
You mean it's not there ?
Go back , Post #13. Look again.

 

sorry I can see your screenshot, thought you meant in your last post. Yes I can see it with the tick now, but it's still not highlighted as in a color. Is that just the way it is?

 

In my laptop, the item is highlighted in blue color.
I assume that would be the same in all computers. I could be wrong as I don't have experience in various computer models etc.

 

Regarding " items highlighted but without color to show" , I don't know how to fix that.
Sorry.

 

Yes that is what I expected as well, it's annoying but at least I can see what is selected now with the ticks.
thanks for your help.

 

*** see if your graphic card needs updating ***

 

I did, Im thinking about sending back and spending the extra to get a better graphics card. Came with a very basic graphic card.

 

Sounds like the best idea.
No point to mess around looking for solution which might make the situation worse.

 

I think your current issue either involves your monitors color correction settings or the same settings in your driver, or possibly something involving windows 10 themes. In windows XP there was a subset of options involving title bar fonts and colors/size for standard windows in the display properties near where you would change screen resolution and I'm pretty sure it also had something for selection color or opacity as well but I can't find the current windows 10 equivalent.. I'm sure it would bring about the solution to your problem if it isn't a color correction issue.

If such a setting can't be found then maybe your next best option is to try something that would modify a large quantity of the basic UI elements, I've seen others mention stardock elsewhere on the forums and while I haven't used any of their windows 10 offerings I would imagine there would be something that ends up tweaking the setting for selection opacity.