A little help here please! :) :)

slolegend

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Sep 19, 2014
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hey guys! :)

I would really appreciate your help here. Some random text on my computer is completely black so I can t read it. Actually, there are only black squares/boxes instead of text. I didn t change anything in contrast settings. It only happens occasionally but it s really annoying.
and I have already tried reinstaling GPU driver.
Thanks and happy new year! :)
 
Solution
Try this first: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-files/folder-icons-become-black-squares-or-boxes-in/8f277ddb-73ae-49f0-ab35-3245fb08376c

this might help with the squares - it appears to be a font problem:
Recommendations for Windows 10 users

If you experience these symptoms in some apps on Windows 10 desktop, then you can provide feedback to the app developer suggesting that they update their app for Windows 10. In the meantime, you can also install one or more optional font features that the apps may require to function correctly. The steps to do this are as follows:

If you know the language of the text that is displaying incorrectly and often use that language:

If you know the language involved...

Colif

Win 11 Master
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Try this first: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-files/folder-icons-become-black-squares-or-boxes-in/8f277ddb-73ae-49f0-ab35-3245fb08376c

this might help with the squares - it appears to be a font problem:
Recommendations for Windows 10 users

If you experience these symptoms in some apps on Windows 10 desktop, then you can provide feedback to the app developer suggesting that they update their app for Windows 10. In the meantime, you can also install one or more optional font features that the apps may require to function correctly. The steps to do this are as follows:

If you know the language of the text that is displaying incorrectly and often use that language:

If you know the language involved, then you can add that language into your user profile, and any associated optional font feature will be automatically installed. (Note: other language-related optional features, such as text prediction or spell checking, may also be installed.)
- From the Start menu, open Settings.
- Select Time & language.
- Select Region & language.
- Select Add a language.
- Select the particular language.
Enabling optional font features without changing language settings:

If you don’t know the specific language, or if know the language of the text that is displaying incorrectly but don’t want to add that language into your user profile, you can install any optional font feature without enabling any additional languages.
From the Start menu, open Settings.
- Select System.
- Select Apps & features.
- Select Manage optional features.
- Select Add a feature.
- Select any optional font feature from the list.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3083806

 
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