Internet Explorer 8 suffers a glitch involving high-contrast themes for the Windows desktop and other “theme-skinning” software. Themes change the way components of the Windows operating system appears. When Internet Explorer 8 is installed for the first time, certain themes such as “Classic” can trigger a defect in the browser which makes the toolbar and window frame appear to be solid black. The glitch is only temporary and is removable by switching themes.

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