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On WindowsForum.com, the tag 'thin lines' is used for discussions about display artifacts, specifically thin horizontal lines appearing on screen after resuming from standby or hibernation. In one thread, a user reports that after upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 on a Dell laptop, thin lines appear on title bars, making them illegible. The issue is resolved by rebooting but recurs after sleep or hibernation. The graphics driver is current, and the problem persists across driver versions. The system passes hardware diagnostics, and changing resolution does not help. This tag covers troubleshooting display corruption related to power state transitions.
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    Windows 7 Horizontal lines whenever restoring from standby or hibernation states

    Since upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Home Premium on my Dell Studio 1537, thin horizontal lines are appearing frequently on all windows title bars, making them illegible. This only occurs after activating the system from either standby or hibernating state. Rebooting the system...
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    • dell diagnostics display issues drivers graphics hibernation home premium legibility problem solving resolution standby studio 1537 thin lines title bar troubleshooting upgrade windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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