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Today, in this article, we will show you how to Customize or disable the Windows desktop selection rectangle. A semi-transparent blue color highlights the region when you select it on the Windows desktop. In other situations, the Desktop appears with its edges outlined by a dotted outline and fully translucent.
Customizing Windows has always been easy. For aesthetic reasons or to make items easier to discover or use, you can change the appearance of Windows. However, few people know that Windows allows changing the color of the selection rectangle. Small tweaks like these can improve Windows performance for you, even if they aren’t as noticeable as something like changing themes.
On Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7, you can change the background and border color of the selection rectangle if needed. You can also disable the checkbox if you no longer need it or if it slows down your computer. You will only see an outline selection rectangle on the workspace when the transparent selection rectangle is disabled. We have mentioned below the steps to customize or disable Windows desktop selection rectangle.
Steps to Customize or Disable the Windows Desktop Selection Rectangle
Customize Windows desktop selection rectangle
Change desktop selection rectangle background color
Step 1. First, open the paint application in your computer. Click on the Start button button and type to paint???????? Click the same name in the search result to open it.
Step 2. When the Paint application appears on your computer, click on the icon edit colors button????????
Step 3. Now, select a primary color of your choice, then move the cursor over the color palette to get the desired color.
Step 4. Once that’s done, write down the RGB (Red Green Blue) numbers (ex: “98 250 236”) for your color. Repeat the steps above to get one more combination of RGB numbers????????
Step 5. Now, near the Paint application.
Step 6. Open Registry Editor.
Step 7. Search or navigate to the following key in the left panel of theand Registry Editor window:????????
HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelColors
Step 8. In the right sidebar, search for HotTrackingColor REG_SZ and double click on it to change its default “Value data”.
Step 9. introduce the desired RGB value with spaces.
Step 10. Click OK????????
Step 11. restart your computer to apply the changes.
Edit desktop selection rectangle border color
You can also change or edit the border color of the translucent rectangle. To edit the border color of the desktop selection rectangle follow these steps:-
Step 1. First, open the paint application in your computer. Click on the Start button button and type to paint???????? click on the same name on the search result to open it.
Step 2. When the Paint application appears on your computer, click on the icon edit colors button????????
Step 3. Now select one primary color of your choice, then move the cursor over the color palette to get the desired color.
Step 4. Once that’s done, write down the RGB (Red Green Blue) numbers (ex: “98 250 236”) for your color. Repeat the steps above to get one more combination of RGB numbers????????
Step 5. Now, near the Paint app.
Step 6. Open Registry Editor.
Step 7. Then navigate to the following key on the left pane of registry editor????????
HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelColors
Step 8. On the right side of Colors folder, double-click Highlight REG_SZ to modify it????????
Step 9. Enter the RGB numbers (ex: “255 255 255”) to selected text background color at the “value data” field.
Step 10. Click OK????????
Step 11. Finally, restart your PC to apply the changes.
Turn selection rectangle on or off
Step 1. First, open the Run dialog box by pressing the Windows keys + R on the keyboard.
Step 2. Then type Performance of system properties in the Run box and click the OK button button to open the Visual Effects tab in Performance Options.
Step 3. Here, check or uncheck the checkbox “Show translucent selection rectangle” to enable or disable the feature????????
Step 4. Click To apply????????
Step 5. Click OK????????
Final Words
So here we conclude our article on how to Customize or disable the Windows desktop selection rectangle. A box known as the Selection Rectangle appears on the desktop when you left-click, hold the mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer over the objects to select them. By default, when left-clicking, hold the button button down and then drag the cursor over the items to select them, a transparent selection rectangle box appears. Things are selected to be moved to different locations on the PC or deleted as needed when you release the left mouse button.