Messed up with Ubuntu compizconfig settings manager? Reset compiz to get it back

[Admin]

If you ever messed up your compiz settings in Ubuntu with Compizconfig settings manager and don't know what to do then this is a trick to get your old desktop back. I messed with the settings and the windows were not displaying outlines and this fixed it instantly.

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal window. If that doesn't work Ctrl+Alt+F1 should work. When it opens, run the below command to reset Unity and Compiz settings:

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dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
After that, run the below command to restart Unity:

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setsid unity
This will restart your desktop with all the default Ubuntu settings so you can mess it up again.

source: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/04/reset-unity-and-compiz-settings-in-ubuntu-14-04/