Note: issue found while testing a PR to come.

Steps to reproduce:

0. Start from a brand new NVDA without any config, e.g. nvda -c path\to\an\empty\folder
1. Create a profile TestHighlight and activate it
2. While this profile is active, activate "Highlight system focus" in the Vision parameters and validate
3. In the Input Gesture dialog, map a gesture to this profile, e.g. NVDA+windows+A and validate
4. Restart NVDA, what will also save the profile's settings
5. Press the gesture to enable the profile and move the focus around.
6. Open the Vision parameters dialog
7. Do not modify anything and press Escape

Actual behavior:

• At step 5, the speech synth reports the profile activation but the focus highlight rectangle does not show up.
• At step 6. all the highlight checkboxes are unchecked
• After step 7, the focus rectangle shows up

Expected behavior:

• At step 5, the speech synth reports the profile activation and the focus highlight rectangle shows up.
• At step 6. all the focus highlight checkbox should be checked.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

2022.1beta3

Windows version:

Windows 10 20H2 (x64) build 19042.1645

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

N/A

Other information about your system:

N/A

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

Yes. Same issue with NVDA 2019.3.1 (portable)

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes, tested without add-ons

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes.