Over-exposure in screenshots and recordings with HDR in Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-05-02T14:37:27+00:00

Hello, I am inquiring about an issue I can't seem to solve (without turning HDR off all-together, which defeats the purpose of having it even be an option in Windows 11)

In recordings (primarily using OBS) and in screenshots (with snip and sketch) everything appears extremely over-exposed / bright with HDR enabled. This is a big problem for me as I actually, well, want to use the OS normally. I record lots of clips and take many screenshots and I've finally gotten fed up of it and am now looking for a solution. Any help appreciated, thanks

(snip and sketch has since stopped doing it, however it likes to do it randomly now. commonly happens in fullscreen programs and also my web browser for some reason)

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-19T19:07:01+00:00

    best summary I've seen

    blows my mind that this is still an issue

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-23T05:45:34+00:00

    And microsoft havent still solved it lmfao.. it doesnt let u to screenshot in chrome using snipoing tool .. but it works as charm with stupid screenshot chrome extension .... microsoft team u are slow.

    Forget that hdr part. Its your software i.e snippingtool.. which should be able to caputre screenshots.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-21T11:14:01+00:00

    Well. I found one work around, but it's only if you Edge. If you use Edge's capture feature there's no issue with the HDR.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-09T15:40:36+00:00

    Thank you so much! you solve my issue!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-03-07T18:20:38+00:00

    Just upgraded to an LG C2 as my main computer display and thought I was doing something wrong. Sometimes I'll get lucky and a screenshot will look normal, but that seems to be super rare. For screenshots within the browser, I've had luck with using a screenshot extension. Even then I have weird issues but that's the only way I've found to get around this. Hope it's fixed soon, but I'm not holding my breath.

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