Windows 10: Clock turned dark, invisible after update

Discus and support Clock turned dark, invisible after update in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; While everything is white on the taskbar, the clock turned black and so became almost invisible after the last automatic update (today, sept 26, 2016).... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Fredledingue, Sep 25, 2016.

  1. Clock turned dark, invisible after update


    While everything is white on the taskbar, the clock turned black and so became almost invisible after the last automatic update (today, sept 26, 2016).
    Very annoying. Please help.

    :)
     
    Fredledingue, Sep 25, 2016
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  2. Clock issues - missing/invisible

    After the recent update I've had 2 clock issues:

    1) the clock on my second monitor has disappeared. I was happy to have a clock on both screens, now this one is gone.

    2) the clock on my main monitor is now dark. It is there, but invisible. Also, why doesn't it have the date anymore?

    Screen shot shows what it looks like when I hover over where the time should be in the task bar. I have already gone into the taskbar settings and turned the clock on and of multiple times.


    Clock turned dark, invisible after update [​IMG]


    Please help!

    Thanks.
     
    SenatorCraiggers, Sep 25, 2016
    #2
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    After November update titlebar buttons (minimize, maximize / restore, close) in Edge become pretty much invisible on enabling the dark theme and
    this is how it looks. Is this happening for anybody else?
     
    Jacopo Bellù, Sep 25, 2016
    #3
  4. Clock turned dark, invisible after update

    FrillyBits, Sep 25, 2016
    #4
  5. bro67 Win User
    Did you try rolling back to a System Restore point before the update was applied. That taskbar area is coded in to not change, unless you use some kind of theme. Even then Microsoft keeps making it harder for people to tweak the GUI to their taste, by using the updates to change it back to how they want it to be.
     
    bro67, Sep 25, 2016
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  6. Clock turned dark, invisible after update [​IMG]


    Here is how it looks like. PLease note that my monitor screen is set to "dark", and in this mode the clock is all but invisible. It's barely visible when I reset my screen brightness to "default" but I don't want to do that.

    I remember that I used a patch (a registry hack) to get borders to windows, but it was not affecting the taskbar.

    Before the last update, the clock was white. yet I'm not going to roll back an update for that. There must be a solution.

    Thanks for your help.
     
    Fredledingue, Sep 26, 2016
    #6
  7. I found something: In the "Taskbar and Navigation" dialog, when selecting "Taskbar" there is an option to "use small taskbar buttons". If I disable this the clock become white as well as windows captions. I had the problem of having windows caption too dark a long time ago but I grew adapted as nobody had an answer for this.
    The problem is that disabling making button smaller makes them bigger and I lose too much space on my taskbar. I realy don't want button larger.

    Clock turned dark, invisible after update [​IMG]

    Clock turned dark, invisible after update [​IMG]
     
    Fredledingue, Sep 26, 2016
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  8. Clock turned dark, invisible after update

    Ok, I see.
    My visual problem was a bit different to you, I was having problems with the clock/calendar popup.
    Still, I will tell you what I did and you can give it a try, might help.
    • Go to Settings > Personalization > Colors
    • Turn Off Show color on Start, taskbar and action center If it's already off try turning on.
    • Your accent color looks the same as mine (light blue) but if necessary choose a new Accent color a light one would probably be best but not Automatic.

    Good luck *Smile
     
    FrillyBits, Sep 26, 2016
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  9. Thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately, in my case the taskbar remains dark no matter what option I choose.
     
    Fredledingue, Sep 28, 2016
    #9
  10. guestde Win User
    guestde, Oct 27, 2016
    #10
  11. Thanks, I'll try it!For the moment I use the large taskbar buttons and got used to it. *Wink
     
    Fredledingue, Oct 27, 2016
    #11
  12. guestde Win User
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