Visual style of Windows has been changed?

Two days ago, I downloaded and ran a program auto-cliquant (that's a silly game). When activated, I noticed a change to what looked like my screen. I was confused and looked closer program. I noticed it was a setting that says "Visual Style changes Windows for Windows XP". After I closed the program, the visual style has not changed back and I noticed that the photos and images in other programs and games have slightly, but significantly and aggravatingly pixelated. Although I updated my computer, and even did a complete system restore, the images are always noticeably pixelated. If it's just my paranoia or actual Visual styles, I don't know, but at least I would like to know how to know and/or repair.

Have a look here and see if you can improve your eyesight.

Panel\All Control Panel Items\System\Advanced effects settings\Advanced\Performance\Settings\Visual control system

Choose a different restore point, and see if that helps.

Test with another Windows user rather than the current user.

How to perform a clean boot for a problem in Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/929135

Most of the new machines come with a recovery partition, allowing you to return your purchase, you will need to check your user guides (or the manufacturer's Web Site) for instructions.  Choose this path requires you to save all the data first.

These options are also integrated to Windows 8.

How to restore, refresh or reset your PC
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-PC

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