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Windows Platform Update KB2670838 Broke MUCH More Than Just Aero!
Hello SevenForums,
I am a new user, this is my very first post here despite being a fairly regular user here without an account. Anyway, I have come you to solve a major problem I've had for ~2 weeks. After the IE10 update and Platform Update KB2670838, I have scoured the Internet for an answer to my problems AFTER installing the "innocent" update. Now how is this a problem? Well many have said simply uninstall the updates, restart a couple times and you're good to go. Unfortunately after installation, it was too late. I have a rather different case that I haven't found online. Not only did it break Aero Glass and it's beautiful slick features and animations, it made my PC rather "bland" by locking me in Windows Basic. I can live with that, sort of. The second very unusual problem is that it added a second "ghost" display, keep in mind before and after the update, I had no secondary display connected, so whenever out of habit I move to the bottom right corner to display desktop (currently using Win+D) I can't as I feel like there's a second display and the cursor shifts to that one. Even my screenshots are messed up, showing the "ghost" display: http://imgur.com/1zn6V4a (same as the attachment)
I even had a graphics driver update for my GeForce FT 440, rolled that back and still nothing. I check all my settings, (Right-clicking "Computer">Properties>"Adjust for best appearance"), ran the System Rating test again, checked the windows appearance settings and clicked a few Aero Glass themes to see if it would return and no dice. Unfortunately it didn't make a system restore point, nor did I know it would cause all this so I could make one, so I cannot revert to a past point, I don't even have ANY after the 13th of May, 2013.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this, if it is too long, here's the summary:
-Update KB2670838 and IE10 install broke Aero Glass
-After uninstalling said updates, many reboots, frustration and more, Aero Glass has still not returned
-Stuck on Windows Basic Theme
-Checked all Aero Glass and appearance settings and all are set to Aero Glass, yet no dice
-Installed graphics card update for GeForce GT 440, then rolled it back and still no dice
Thank you for your time!
~HeroKhar
Last edited by HeroKhar; 24 Apr 2013 at 00:42.