Windows 10: Permanent text colour changes made despite turning High Contrast off

So yesterday night I used high contrast theme and did turn it off before shutting down the PC.Today I see that the placeholder text when active is STILL somehow green, and when typing something it's still white font so yes it's basically invisible and I have no clue how to change any of this.Please help with this, thank you.

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how to turn off high contrast

Hi,

Follow these steps on how to turn high contrast mode on or off in Windows:

• Type "high contrast settings" in the search box, and then select High contrast settings from the list of results.
• Under Choose a theme, select a high contrast theme from the drop-down menu, and then select Apply.
• To turn off high contrast mode, select None from the drop-down menu, and then select Apply.
• To turn high contrast mode on or off from the sign-in screen, select the Ease of Access button in the lower-right corner and choose High Contrast.
• To turn high contrast on or off from the keyboard, press left Alt + left Shift + Print
  Screen.

Keep us updated with the result.

 

File Explorer Selective High Contrast mode

Hello Kacson, my name is Paul one of the community experts. I am sorry that you are having issues with your visual settings that is stuck in High Contrast Mode.

Kindly try these steps to check if it can resolve the issue.

Way 1: Turn High Contrast off via keyboard shortcut.

Press left Shift+left Alt+Print Screen to instantly turn it off.

Way 2: Turn off High Contrast through changing the theme.

Step 1: Enter theme in the search box and click Change the theme in the result.

Step 2: Choose a new theme from the offered themes excluding the High Contrast themes.

Way 3: Turn High Contrast off in High contrast settings.

Step 1: Type high contrast in the search box and tap High contrast settings in the result.

Step 2: Click the High Contrast theme (i.e. High Contrast #1, High Contrast #2, High Contrast Black or High Contrast White), choose None in the pop-up list and then hit Apply.

Please let me know if that above information's helped or not.

Regards,

 

colour of text

Hi David,

Changing the color of the text on your computer is easy. We just need more information so we could provide an accurate answer to your question. Kindly answer the following:

• Do you want to change the color of the text in an Office application?
• Are you referring to the color of the system's text?

If you're trying to change the system's text colors, then changing the contrast on your computer will help you do that. You can go to the
Settings app > Personalization > Colors >
High contrast settings to change the contrast settings. Under
Choose a theme, click on the drop-down and select contrast option that you want to use.

You can also check this helpful article on how to:
Turn high contrast mode on or off in Windows.

We'll be waiting for your response.