I have a black bordered box on my screen

I have a black bordered box on my screen that I can't get rid of. My mouse cannot go outside the box, but I can move it around the screen.

Jet,
Go to System Preferences>Accessibility>VoiceOver> and uncheck "Enable VoiceOver."

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