matt berry Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Anybody else notice a scrolling, barely visible, watermark that goes across the startmenu that says windows insider? It only appears on the computer that I have opted in for the windows insider program obviously. I just happened to catch a glimpse of it, and thought I was going crazy at first. On my system it seems to take 20 seconds for it to complete a "lap", and it is travelling from right to left. This is on a system that was upgraded from Windows 7, and is fully activated. It is too light to actually get a picture of it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinomian Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 No. But you did manage to make me look at my start menu for about a minute. Well done. +E.Worm Jimmy and FunkyMike 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596973074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596973080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt berry Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 It's there, it is in the background, slightly lighter than what the color of the start menu background is. Look closely at the bottom of the start menu and you may see a vertical line that is scrolling along with it. The watermark is after the line and higher, there is also a diagonal line up higher. I have mine set to dark gray, it is very easy to miss. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596973234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt berry Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 I actually caught the whole saying, it is scrolling I'm a Windows Insider along the background of the start menu. I'm trying to capture it in a picture, but you can't see it clearly. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596973306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMike Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 time to move this thread to the conspiracy section ; ) +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596973318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt berry Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Ok, I actually believe it is scrolling across the background of the desktop, but is visible through the start menu. I say this because when I logged off, I could see it on the logoff screen. I've taken a bunch of pictures and a video of it, so far this is the best picture I could snap of it - Sorry it is so crappy, but it is the best I could do so far with how light the watermark is. You can kind of make it out on the right hand side. FunkyMike 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596973340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt berry Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 After getting home, I checked out a couple of my other computers, and wasn't able to duplicate this "feature". I'm starting to think that I ran into / uncovered a weird bug. This system was an upgrade from 7, then after activation I replaced the hard drive and did a fresh install of 10. I recently had an issue with pinned items not showing in the start menu, and was able to pin a second calculator to the start menu. One is small, the other medium. Unpinned items wouldn't always disappear, and if I moved the "unpinned" tile, the start menu would crash. The crazy part is, the crazy scrolling I'm a windows insider would survive system reboots. I'll have to run a sfc /scannow against it tomorrow. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596973812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio384 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Guys, why the hell to you make pictures of you screen as proof? Screenshots! Screen-shots! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596974240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted August 13, 2015 Veteran Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm staring and focused on the start menu..........then the X-files tune gets in my head............still staring......not showing........later....cheers..... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596974254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt berry Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Ran both SFC /scannow and Dism, both found corruption that couldn't be fixed, so since I had an issue with the start menu, decided to do a fresh install from the ISO I had. Reinstalled, updated, didn't see the "Watermark", enabled insider builds, installed Hyper-v, then suddenly the watermark was back again. This time, it was lower than before. It was then, I realized what was happening. I'm running 2 computers through an IOgear GCS72U KVM switch, the second computer has a few different I'm a Windows Insider Wallpapers set as a slideshow (That is why only one was showing the scrolling text / image) The KVM switch isn't fully isolating the video signals, and is overlaying the images. That was crazy for sure. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1268454-windows-insider-start-menu-watermark/#findComment-596975834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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