Very strange graphical bug

[d4f5409d]

Description

When I downloaded Element to PC (Windows) I've noticed a very strange graphical bug.

Steps to reproduce

• Nothing, just using it

Describe how what happens differs from what you expected.

I'll include logs in the app.

Image of the problem:

Version information

• Platform: Desktop

• OS: Windows

• Version: 1.7.16

[Oymate]

If you could reproduce it please tell the steps

[d4f5409d]

Answering to Oymate:

If you could reproduce it please tell the steps

Not reproducible

1. I mean it is not that type what I specially can reproduce.
2. It is the type of bug that is happening all the time when I use the desktop version. When I start the app it's okay, but after a few minutes it gets looking like this.
3. When I open for instance an image, it does not look buggy (It resets the screen?) but a few minutes later it is again so weird.

I don’t really understand these type of things, but there may be a problem with rendering.

[d4f5409d]

After seeing this bug in other applications, I've decided to search up this on Microsoft Forums, and I've found the problem's origin. As I see, we can't fix this issue, and it is not the program's fault.

A link to the thread: click here

I hope that anyone, who has the same issue, I did help them.

[d4f5409d]

I have reopened this issue, because it would be good to have an option, to disable GPU Accelerating, and the bug would disappear.

[jryans]

Glad to see we've worked out the culprit. Let's use #13648 to track adding an option.

[ara4n]

for the record, this was fixed by upgrading to Electron 12 - without needing to explicitly disable GPU acceleration.