Issue: Images/search boxes in Internet Explorer have colored X's over them

Problem

When using Internet Explorer, images, search boxes and other items are overlayed with X's. These X's may multiply or fracture when hovered over.

Solution

This only seems to occur on Windows machines using Internet Explorer, not Chrome or Firefox. This does not seem to affect all users of IE.

Fix 1: 

It could be an issue with the graphic card driver Update the video card drivers and restart.

Fix 2: 

Turn on Software Rendering instead of GPU rendering.

1. In IE, go to Tools>Internet Options and click the Advanced tab.
2. In the Accelerated graphics section of the Settings window, place a check in the box next to "Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering."
3. Click OK.

You will need to restart IE and you may need to restart the computer to complete the fix.

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