Turn off highlighting?
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If you right click the desktop and go to Properties, then Settings, then either the Advanced or Effects buttons, there may be something there you can tweak.\n\nI doubt this will help you, but it may be worth experimenting with.\n\nI looked around too, and I thought I had run across a setting like that, but it's one of those little-used, obscure kinds of things you see, but then forget about.
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Or you can try enabling Smart Tags (if not already enabled).  Then, when you see the Smart Tag after you paste, you can click the Tag and choose "Stop auto formatting" (or something similar).
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Tools, internet options, content, auto complete, select "off"
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turn off the effect under mouse in control panel and yes it can
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Right click your mouse, select properties, then choose another background or select none. Click apply.
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go to \n\ntools -> internet options -> content -> autocomplete\n\ndelete and disable
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You can change the contrast and other settings in your display settings. There should be a advanced button located in that option.
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start-> settings-> taskbar and startmenu -> startmenu -> customize -> advance -> then click dont display item under the my documents heading\n\ni think you can only do this if your start menu is not the classic (getting rid of documents that is)\n\nEDIT: just realize there is no settings if you are not using the classic start menu (just right click on taskbar then properties)
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i think you can go to "Display Properties" then click the "Appearance" tab then select "Effects" then uncheck the appropriate box.
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turn you pop up blocker off
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At top of screen...go to view\nHighlight toolbar\nYou will have a check on the toolbars that are in use.\nUncheck the toolbar that you don't want.
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Control Panel -> Internet Options\n\nClick the Content tab and there's options there for Auto complete.  Turn it off.\n\nYou'll also need to click on Clear Forms while your there, to clear all thats been saved already.
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Try Rright clicking on it and select ignore...might have to do it to each line though...
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type "msconfig" in run command.  then it will appear a dialog box called "System Configuration Utilitity" under that you will find a tab called "StarUp" \nclick on the "StarUp" tab and then you will see a whole list of the thing that appear in taskbar, uncheck the one that you don't want it to appear.
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turn off all those messengers and junk you got loading up on startup
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turn your pop up blocker all the way off. or hold down on ctrl and alt
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Go to preferences and turn it off.\n\nOr\n\nEdit the registry and disable it.