# Weird visual difference between installed and portable version
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478 "2022-05-31T23:47:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Zapgok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zapgok)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478/1 "2022-05-31T23:47:27Z")
Hi everyone!
I've been messing around a bit with my Windows 10 theme and I noticed a difference between my installed version of Mp3tag compared to one of my portable versions that's bothering me a bit. I don't think I've made any registry changes regarding my Windows theme but that's the only explanation I can think of, that the installed versions reads something from the registry that the portable one doesn't.
Tried a clean install of 3.16 - didn't help. Portable version is 3.01. Copied some of my settings files from the portable to the installed version which also did nothing.
Installed version:
Portable version:
If it's not clear, my issue is the fact the items in the extended panel looks like they're highlighted even though they're not, and also the coloring of the header bar.
The way it looks in the portable version is consistent with how it's supposed to look and it's how all the other applications on my computer looks. If anyone has an idea about what could be the cause if this I will gladly accept it, thank you!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478/2 "2022-06-01T05:44:14Z")
> [@Zapgok](#):
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> install of 3.16 - didn't help. Portable version is 3.01
Could you please compare the same versions?
And anyhow, this is from the release notes
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[2021-09-25] REL: VERSION 3.10 (for Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7)
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[2021-09-22] NEW: added option to choose color mode (default, dark, or light) on Windows 10 1809 and above. ([#18264](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/18264), [#54393](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/54393), [#54450](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/54450))
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478/3 "2022-06-01T13:28:28Z")
Try changing back and forth checkbox between its three states
File \> Options \> General \> Display grid line at fileview
Maybe this will somehow unblock settings and / or remove a hypothetical bug
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### Author:  [@Zapgok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zapgok)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478/4 "2022-06-01T21:25:59Z")
Tried the portable 3.16 just now and it behaves the same as the installed version. My guess then is that this is probably related to the changes you quoted as earlier version seems to work fine. Somehow the color mode doesn't jive with my theme, but it could very well be the latter that's the issue.
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### Author:  [@Zapgok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zapgok)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478/5 "2022-06-01T21:26:49Z")
Tried switching between the three states, and also tried it with the different color modes - same result.
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### Author:  [@Zapgok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zapgok)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478/6 "2022-06-02T02:08:40Z")
Turns it was a theme issue and not a Mp3tag one. The fact that 3.01 was working was tripping me up a bit, but I managed to solve it. Sorry for wasting your time.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-visual-difference-between-installed-and-portable-version/57478/7 "2022-07-02T02:08:52Z")
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