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Tim_J
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10 months ago
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Desktop app on Windows doesn't display correctly. The pop up window looks duplicated.

In the app window when I try to select an icon at the top another duplicate but smaller window appears. The same issue occurs in other places (see 2nd screenshot). I've tried uninstalling and re-inst...
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    Tim_J
    10 months ago

    Hi Megan,

    I tried deselecting Hardware Acceleration (GPU) as suggested in the older case and that worked. I didn't realise there was a Ctrl+click option to pull up a extra set of options?

    I'm so pleased after putting up with the irritation for a long while.

Tim_J's avatar
Tim_J
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Hi Megan,

I tried deselecting Hardware Acceleration (GPU) as suggested in the older case and that worked. I didn't realise there was a Ctrl+click option to pull up a extra set of options?

I'm so pleased after putting up with the irritation for a long while.

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Megan
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10 months ago

I'm so happy to hear (or read in our case) that this worked for you Tim_J! 

If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way. 🤓

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