How to Remove the Annoying Focus Rectangle in Windows?



In Windows, whenever we select any item, an annoying focus rectangle is shown around it. The rectangle is also shown on buttons, etc in dialog boxes which doesnt look good and many ppl want to get rid of it.

Thanks to "localhost" who made a small program to remove the annoying focus rectangle which works in every version of Windows.

Just follow these steps:

1. Download the .ZIP file from here. Extract it and you'll get a DLL file "RemoveFocusRect.dll".

2. Put the DLL file in "%windir%\System32" folder.

3. Type "regsvr32 RemoveFocusRect.dll" in RUN dialog box and press .

4. That's it. Log off/restart the system to take affect and next time you'll not see the focus rectangle.

NOTE: Windows Vista and 7 users should follow these steps with Admin privileges.



This article was posted in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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  • robmil

    how do you integrate this into an XP Setup CD?

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