Google-chrome – grid overlay showing up as soon a i launch chrome developer tools

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for some reason as soon as i launch chrome developer tools i get a grid overlay.. as depicted:

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I tried uninstalling all the unnecessary chrome apps (that may be causing this).. and restarted chrome, but the grid still shows up.

Interestingly, as soon as I close google dev tools the grid disappears.. so it must be a behavior related to dev tools.. How Do I turn it off?

Best Answer

turns out to be an option in chrome dev tools i turned on by mistake under rendering: show composited layer borders:

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checking it off solved the problem

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