diff --git a/windows/container.c b/windows/container.c
index 20a1390a..3a8156c0 100644
--- a/windows/container.c
+++ b/windows/container.c
@@ -90,18 +90,18 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK containerWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LP
 		if (control != NULL && IsChild(initialParent, control) == 0)
 			return SendMessageW(control, msgNOTIFY, wParam, lParam);
 		break;
-	case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
+/*	case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
 	case WM_CTLCOLORBTN:
 /*TODO		// read-only TextFields and Textboxes are exempt
 		// this is because read-only edit controls count under WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC
 		if (windowClassOf((HWND) lParam, L"edit", NULL) == 0)
 			if (textfieldReadOnly((HWND) lParam))
 				return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
-*/		if (SetBkMode((HDC) wParam, TRANSPARENT) == 0)
+*//*		if (SetBkMode((HDC) wParam, TRANSPARENT) == 0)
 			logLastError("error setting transparent background mode to controls in parentWndProc()");
 //		paintControlBackground((HWND) lParam, (HDC) wParam);
 		return (LRESULT) hollowBrush;
-
+*/
 	// these are only run if c is not NULL
 	case WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED:
 		if ((wp->flags & SWP_NOSIZE) != 0)