Windows 10: HELP! i have this small translucent rectangle box on the side of my screen

HELP! i have this small translucent rectangle box on the side of my screen..it's in every app and it doesn't react to my mouse or anything..it's just there, also when i tried screenshotting it...it doesn't show up on the screenshot

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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

 

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

 

Still no way to disable "Show Translucent Selection Rectangle"?

Hello risug,

You could still use an option in the tutorial below to turn on or off "Show Translucent Selection Rectangle", but it doesn't affect it in File Explorer.

*Arrow Show Translucent Selection Rectangle - Windows 7 Help Forums