Latest version dimming Editor window on "Find in Files" panel open

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Simmo
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Had to update to 2026.2.0.2 as requested by Support to see if it fixed a bug. Knew it'd be a mistake.

It didn't, but now the main window dims if I open the Find in Files panel - even if it's pinned on another monitor while typing in the main code window.

Even giving other apps the focus doesn't dim Rider.

Default theme.

Sounds like something AI thought was a good idea.

I'm not wasting another 4 hours putting a support ticket in - is there an option or not to turn this off before I go back to 2026.1?
 

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Arina Efremova
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Hi Simmo,

This behavior was already reported as RIDER-129919.

A couple of questions to you to understand the problem better:

  1. Are only UI control elements dimmed (menus, toolbars) or editor area too? Can you attach comparison screenshots?
  2. Do you have the same problem if you use other UI themes / editor color schemes?
  3. What is your OS?

Dimming of the UI elements on the outer frame is expected when the main window loses focus. If the entire IDE window is dimmed for you, however, including text, here's a few things you can try to resolve it:

  • Temporarily disable ALL non-bundled plugins and restart the IDE: Settings | Plugins | ⚙ | Disable all downloaded plugins
  • Close Rider, make a backup of the whole IDE config folder and remove the folder to temporarily clear all settings (that might be stuck or corrupted by plugins)
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