About this tag
The tag 'grey box' on WindowsForum.com covers user-reported issues where a grey box appears in place of expected content. Common scenarios include a grey box with a bar appearing in photo thumbnail icons, a blank grey box where YouTube videos should display in Internet Explorer 11, and solid grey boxes replacing submenu text in the Favorites menu. These problems are often related to display rendering or browser-specific behavior, with solutions sometimes involving browser settings adjustments or system updates. The tag aggregates troubleshooting discussions for these visual anomalies in Windows environments.
  1. dustymars

    Odd Symbol in Thumbnail Icons

    It is hard to explain so a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is this grey box with a bar in all my photo thumbnail icons, so what is it and how to I get rid of them?
    • dustymars
    • Thread
    • file management graphics grey box icons image preview tech support thumbnails user interface visual issues windows
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  2. H

    Windows 8 [Solved] Problems with YouTube in IE 11

    I know this is a Windows forum, but the IE forum at MS is not producing any results. I am using IE 11 on a Windows 8.1 laptop. If I do a search and a YouTube shows up as one of the search results, it plays with no problems. But, I frequent a forum that has a feature that allows users to post...
    • hawkeye62
    • Thread
    • browser issues chrome compatibility forum grey box internet explorer pop-up blocker video playback windows 8.1 youtube video
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. SKR

    Windows 7 Invisible submenus in Favorites Menu

    The submenus in the Favorites menu usually show as the outlline of the box that contains the menu items but infrequently nothing at all. Accidentally got the contents to show just a few minutes ago but have been unable to recreate. Can scroll within an invisible box, see the urls and navigate...
    • SKR
    • Thread
    • browser display issues favorites grey box irregular behavior menu navigation submenu user experience windows
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support