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
    2025-01-06T09:16:27+00:00

    My problem resolved thanks to the above instructions in this thread.

    Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-11T11:12:42+00:00

    The fact that this issue still happens after several years, and that it happens even when using default windows apps (like the Snipping Tool) is quite absurd...

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-03T17:19:17+00:00

    It's fixed, at least in Chrome it is for me.

    Go to chrome://flags/#force-color-profile

    and change from default to sRGB (and I think HDR or HDR10 will do the job too)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-17T21:53:34+00:00

    It's the competency crisis. Microsoft exclusively hires people who can barely read or write, and are vastly under qualified to be doing anything remotely related to technology.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-15T04:04:13+00:00

    That solution works for snipping, but the issue is bigger than that. Any form of screen capture has this issue including streaming/screen sharing on discord or teams. It's frankly inexcusable that this is still an issue Microsoft.

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