Menu options are highlighted for some reason?

[FilmBoy77]

for whatever reason certain options in my menu options are highlighted. under every drop down there are certain options highlighted in purple.

is there a way to turn this off?

[nordicspy]

You are using a task-specific workspace instead of the default Photoshop setup.

You can reset Photoshop to the default workspace by selecting Window>>Workspace>>Default Workspace.