I have the free trial of Windows 8 and have 90 days to learn it.
I have very low VISION. I need high contrast, but I can not fatter the high contrast options. So I try to improve the contrast on the desktop icons., I try to make the letters black on a while bar. In Windows 7 and Windows XP I can do this. But I have not found how to do in in Windows 8
Do you know what I mean? For anybody with bad vision, the Icon titles are very hard to read.

Any ideas? And don't say stick with Windows XP. Please don't day that. I want to live longer than Windows XP.
use Search on the start screen. Search for "High contrast".

Choose the "High contrast Settings" Result.

Change them as you see fit.

If you need to find something, use the Search."High contrast" yields no results on my Windows 8 computer.

Another way to ACTIVATE it directly is Control+Shift+Print Screen.



Control+Shift+Print Screen does nothing on my laptop. SORRY Alt+Shift+Print Scr.

Also, for Windows 8 (rather than 8.1, as I have) you would need to search in Settings, rather than Apps (I assume)Right-click ANYWHERE on you desktop. You should be able to select the contrast there.I'd like to see getting the spell-check fixed 1st...Still working on it Update: Here is a composite image.
It show s two desktops, XP and Win 8

The images were cropped to fit here. The resolution is low.
Artifacts are from image compression. Ignore that. Look at the Icon Titles. In XP I can make them stand out. But Win 8 can not give a black font on a light bar. Windows 8 thinks Icons tittles should be cloudy. I can not see well cloudy objects. I need black and white, but I do not want the whole desktop black and white. Just ion titles.

Ann I asking too much? Please.If your Windows 7 desktop icons keep rearranging, there are various ways you can try to fix the issue. This is a problem which many people are now reporting on their Windows 7 machines, and can be caused by a number of issues inside the Windows 7 system. Fortunately, there's a simple method you can use to fix the problem for good. Here's what you need to do..Right click on the Desktop > Personalize > Choose high contrast setting.

Remember that Microsoft is moving away from the traditional Desktop so some of the visual settings we are used to are no longer available in Windows 8.

List of features removed in Windows 8

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The Windows Classic theme is removed. High-contrast themes (which previously used the Classic appearance) have been modified to use visual styles.

It is no longer possible to change the color of window backgrounds and other elements via the "Advanced Appearance Settings..." option, but colors can still be CHANGED under "personalize" after a high contrast theme is set, or editing the Registry.