Windows 10: translucent blue select box won't appear

The blue highlight box won't appear it's just a box of dotted lines. I've tried doing the stuff in the performance options, but it just won't work

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Translucent Selection Rectangle

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand your query related to disabling the translucent selection rectangle on Desktop icons.



Based on my research, when you uncheck the box for Show translucent selection rectangle
under System Properties, it will make the rectangle translucent that appears when drag the mouse and select multiple items on the
Desktop.



However, the rectangle that shows up when you highlight a Desktop icon is to identify which icon is selected, and currently the option to disable that effect is not available in Windows 10, as it will become difficult to identify which icon is selected.



I would encourage you to provide a feedback using the Feedback
Hub app on Windows 10, so that our engineering team can look into this and try to implement the feature in upcoming builds.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Weird selection box

Hello,

We understand that you are having issues with the selection box on your computer. To assist you with your concern, you may refer to the steps below on how to change the settings of the selection box:

• 
  Right click on Start/Windows logo.
  
• 
  Select System.
  
• 
  Click the Advanced settings in the left pane.
  
• 
  System Properties window will pop up, select the
  Advanced tab.
  
• 
  Go to Settings under Performance.
  
• 
  Select Visual Effects tab.
  
• 
  Check Custom and uncheck
  Show translucent selection rectangle.
  

Do update us with the outcome and if you need further assistance.

Regards.

 

Translucent Selection Rectangle

When I do this:

system->advanced system settings->performance settings->un-check "show translucent selection rectangle"

My desktop shortcuts still show a "translucent selection rectangle". How can I stop getting a "translucent selection rectangle" when my pointer is over the shortcut?

Bob Woolston

Portland, OR