When you select an area on your Windows desktop, the space is highlighted with a semi-transparent blue color. On other occasions, the desktop appears completely transparent with a dotted outline delineating its borders. In this article, we will show you how to hide or show the translucent marquee in Windows 10.
Hide or show a translucent selection rectangle
You can show or hide the translucent marquee in Windows 10 by using two methods:
- Via performance options
- Via the Windows registry.
You must be logged in as an administrator to make the required changes. Let's see the details.
1) Via the performance options
Open the Control Panel, find and open 'System and security& #39; settings.
Then click on 'systems'And in the left menu, choose'Advanced system settings"
Switch to & #39;Performance"Section and click on the button"Settings& #39; button.
When the & #39;Performance & #39; the section window opens, switch to 'Visual effects & #39; tongue.
Here, select theCustoms& #39; And check the & #39;Show translucent selection rectangle"Box present under"customs'Option.
When finished, it will allow you to configure and use this setting for the appearance and performance of Windows on your computer.
2) via the Windows registry
There is another way, by modifying the register. Type & #39;regedit'In the search field and press Enter. If the user account control prompts you, click Yes to continue.
Go to the next path address
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced
Move in the right pane and look for the next entry – ListviewAlphaSelect.
Once found, double-click on it and give the following value:
- To display the translucent marquee, give it the following value: 1.
- To hide the translucent marquee, give it the following value: 0.
OK
When done, restart your computer.
Read more: How to change the color of the rectangular translucent selection box in Windows 10.