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
    2024-07-13T10:32:25+00:00

    I would just like to confirm here how horrible Microsofts HDR support still is in 2024 in the most recent version of Windows 11. It's just a bloody shame to see all the complex workarounds here to get something so easy as a screenshot done in HDR, while my macbook pro in 2018 supported HDR flawlessly on both the software and hardware side out of the box.

    But i actually found out a workaround: make your room dark and take a good HDR capable phone with camera like all recent iPhones. Take a picture of your screen and share it to your pc via OneDrive. The most horrible part of this is that I'm actually not joking, it really works great and is much easier than all workarounds and tweaks mentioned above here to do a printscreen.

    Be ashamed of yourself Microsoft!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-01T19:26:20+00:00

    I have the same issue

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-13T20:58:29+00:00

    There's no such option in the HDR settings. The most similar option is "SDR Content Brightness" but turning it down to zero results in a very dark screen and you have to adjust brightness through monitor OSD settings in order to compensate.
    The correct solution is the one provided by @Maé Othman

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