Wow lol I didn't even think about checking compatibility settings. Thank you so much. The only thing I can think of is that on this format I went back to a very basic windows theme. Basically, I have the old style theme that you would have seen on XP. Maybe disabling alot of those visual themes in Windows control panel and then restoring my game from a steam backup is what caused it?
I guess that is omething to keep in mind if you have a way to pass that on and compare to other cases?
I work in technical support, but have strayed away from Windows and remembering all these tricks like the compatibility mode and am rather embarrassed I did not think of that myself.
Thanks for your Wizard, you are true to your name.