Red Overlay on Microsoft Edge

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Hi everyone,

I know this was posted quite a while ago, but this thread has gotten some views recently. Hence, I wanted to check in and see if you (or anyone landing on this thread via search) are still seeing this behavior on the latest version of Microsoft Edge. 

Eric

Yes, still going on for me. All the notifications, including the extensions, are red (and pretty hard to read).

I would like to get the version number of your Microsoft Edge and a screenshot of the red issue.

1. Click on the three dots menu button.

2. Go to Help and feedback.

3. Click on About Microsoft Edge to see the version number.

You can follow the steps on How to include a screenshot in your post - Microsoft Community.

Eric

I'm getting this issue with the latest Dev channel build (102.0.1227.0).

The stable version of Edge I have installed (100.0.1185.50) is unaffected. 

Here's the expected appearance (as seen in the stable channel), for reference:

Additional notes:

• The issue persists after a browser restart.

• Disabling hardware acceleration does not appear to fix the issue.

• The search box is not needed to reproduce the issue. The red extensions are visible the moment the browser opens.

• I'm not getting any of the extreme behavior described in the OP, but @mbioswi's reply is accurate.

• I can also reproduce the issue with my old MacBook (Dev channel).

If this is the wrong forum for insider-specific bug reports, feel free to point me in the right direction.

Microsoft Edge insider has its own forum at Microsoft Edge Insider - Microsoft Tech Community. The engineering team is aware of this on Dev and Canary, and they are investigating.

Eric

I was experiencing this issue on my Old PC disabling H/W acceleration fixed it thank you very much.