What A Yellow Border Around Your Screen In Windows 11 Means (And How To Remove It)
If you use a PC, there’s a good chance it’s running some version of Windows. The operating system is one of the most popular in the world, with a market share of around 72 percent. Windows 11 is the latest iteration of the popular operating system and comes pre-installed on new computers. Like with all operating systems on the market, there have been some complaints from users about Windows 11, and somesettings can take away from the experience, but for the most part, satisfaction seems to be high.
However, as we all know, no matter how good an operating system is, something is bound to go wrong every once in a while. For Windows 11 users, one of those things is a mysterious yellow border appearing around their screen. Since it seems to appear out of the blue, if it happens to you and you don’t know what’s going on, it can be confusing and concerning. After all, at first glance, it might appear to be a sign that there’s something wrong with your system or display. The good news is that’s usually not the case. Instead, when you see the yellow border around your screen in Windows, it’s typically linked to aWindows 11 featureor setting, such as recording tools, accessibility features, or display settings.
What the Yellow Border Means
You’re most likely to see the yellow border on Windows 11 when your screen is being recorded, whether with its propriety screen and video recording feature, Snipping Tool, or with a third-party tool like OBS, but it can appear at other times. If you use an accessibility feature like Windows Narrator, it might cause a yellow border to appear around your screen as it does things like read and write emails, browse the internet, or work with your documents. The same can happen with High Contrast Settings and themes. An outdated or malfunctioning display driver can also sometimes cause this problem. You can’t turn off this security feature, but if you’re not recording anything and still see a yellow border, something could be running in the background.
Follow these steps to force stop the Snipping Tool:
When you restart your computer, the yellow border around your screen should be gone. If not, accessibility features could be to blame. you’re able to try turning these off to see if that solves the problem.
Follow these steps to disable the Narrator:
Follow these steps to turn off High Contrast Settings:
If these steps don’t work, tryupdating or reinstalling your NVIDIA or other display driversand make sure your computer is up to date.
