# Blinking Advanced Controls in Brave Shields? **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Support\ **Tags:** windows, bug, browser\ **Created:** [August 1, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/blinking-advanced-controls-in-brave-shields/636931 "2025-08-01T17:22:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![borgboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@borgboy](https://community.brave.app/u/borgboy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/blinking-advanced-controls-in-brave-shields/636931/1 "2025-08-01T17:22:30Z")
When accessing Brave Shields, the Advanced Controls menu is blinking on/off and inaccessible? I’ve tried uninstalling/reinstalling Brave Browser with the same results? ---
**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/blinking-advanced-controls-in-brave-shields/636931/2 "2025-08-01T21:28:04Z")
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