Restore default display color

Anonymous
2010-04-28T10:25:47+00:00

How do I restore the default color and settings on the display?  I've tried to find a "default" option within in the color calibration process, but don't see an option.

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Anonymous
2010-04-28T23:39:51+00:00

Hi LSSolomon,

  1. Have you recently done any changes to the computer?
  2. Have you done any changes to the theme settings on the desktop?

If you have calibration enabled for display then you may disable calibration loading by Windows. You must be logged on with a user account that has administrative privileges to make the below changes -

  1. Open Color Management by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type color management, and then click Color Management.
  2. Click the Advanced tab, and click Change system defaults.
  3. Click the Advanced tab in the Color Management - System Defaults dialog box, and do one of the following:
  • To prevent Windows from loading display calibrations, clear the Use Windows display calibration check box.
  1. Click Close in the Color Management - System Defaults dialog box.
  2. Click Close in the Color Management dialog box.

You may also refer to the below links for further assistance on the issue -

Getting the best display on your monitor - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Getting-the-best-display-on-your-monitor

Calibrate your display - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Calibrate-your-display

Change color management setting - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-color-management-settings#section\_5

Hope this helps. Let us know the results.

Thanks,

Meghmala – Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-06-02T15:45:40+00:00

    thnkz :)

    None of this helped. I even did a system restore, my colors are still too blue/green. It's not the monitor, I swapped out monitors.  Every time I try a manual calibration it doesn't "take" and returns back. Tried changing to the windows theme, etc.  How can I get back to the original settings? Is the file clobbered, and if so, how to restore?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-26T21:12:43+00:00

    I just bought this computer and messed with the colors.  Now all my boxes are solid colors and I can not see what the tabs are.  I did what this says and it is still not back to default colors.

    Help me please

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-04-28T23:56:25+00:00

    Is your theme messed up?

    If you mess with the colors and want the defaults you may just need to right-click -> Personalize

    This will open a window to your Theme settings. Under Aero Themes you should see one named Windows 7.

    That is the default theme.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-06-15T17:37:16+00:00

    Hi Meghamala

    My computer turned pink on every page I open including my emails.. Following your instruction changed my home page but all other pages were still pink. Can you help?

    Deepak

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