Microsoft Photo Viewer automatically applies yellow tint to photos

Anonymous
2021-07-31T04:07:34+00:00

Microsoft Photo Viewer applies a yellow filter to all images when I try to view them, if I'm skipping between photos quickly there's a short glimpse of the normal photo before the filter is applied.

This doesn't permennantly change the images however it makes it hard to see the quality of the photos. Unlike any previous issues I can find online it's only the photo that's yellowish not the background.

I've tried to fix this by removing the colour profiles and restarting my pc however this didn't help.

I'm currently using windows 10

Thanks in advance,

Harvey

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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Anonymous
2021-08-23T21:05:35+00:00

Ok

now i solved it

I solved following this guide:

  1. go to Colour Management (search in the search folder)
  2. select the monitor you are looking the photo into (IMPORTANT! i did it once and did'nt worked because i was selecting the wrong monitor)
  3. check Use My Profile
  4. remove the current color profile
  5. add a new profile and select sRGB IEC61966-2.1 under ICC Profiles
  6. close and reboot

If you don't whant to remove the colour profile, you can try to add a new one and select it as a default profile.

Hope this help

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-31T05:05:41+00:00

    Good Day HarveyAntrobus,

    My name is Carlo, I am also using Windows 10 and a community member like you.

    I can feel the urgency to get this fixed, let us work together to sort this out.

    Here's the steps you can try.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Go to Settings

    -Click Apps

    -Look for for Microsoft Photos in the list of the apps and click it

    -Click Advance Options

    -Scroll down and Reset and Repair the app.

    Check for Updates and Install any updates available.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Go to Settings

    -Click Update and Security

    -Checkf for Updates and install any updates available.

    Once all the updates are installed, restart your computer and check the Photo app.

    I hope the information above helps. Please let me know how it goes.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-07-31T09:14:11+00:00

    Hi Carlo,

    Thanks for your help,

    Unfortunately this didn't fix the issue,

    Below is an image viewed through the photo editing tool, I also get a brief glimpse of this image when opening the image in Microsoft Photo Viewer.

    This is what the image looks like after what I can only assume must be some kind of hidden autofilter is applied in Microsoft Photos

    As I've stated above this doesn't apply to the background in photo viewer like some issues I've read about online.

    Thanks again for your help,

    Harvey

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-31T10:09:38+00:00

    Good Day HarveyAntrobus,

    I appreciate your time getting back to this thread, you can check for updates and install any updates available.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Go to Settings

    -Click Update and Security

    -Check for updates and install any updates available.

    You can also check for any app updates in the Microsoft Store.

    -Open the Microsoft Store App

    -Click the 3 dots at th upper right side

    -Check for Updates of the apps installed in your device.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-08-19T20:49:13+00:00

    This same thing is happening to me. And nothing worked

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