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
    2024-03-20T15:32:28+00:00

    Please stop trying to be "helpful"

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-09T19:14:02+00:00

    Totally agree mate, I'm dumbfounded by the fact that the not taking this serious! I would be ashamed if this was me or my company, just crazy!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-09T18:52:59+00:00

    Yeah, as long as it works for you and you are happy with those settings it's not that important what exactly is happening behind the scenes. I was just confused by what you were describing, but now I understand. In my case, as long as almost everything looks better with HDR disabled, and the screenshots work too, I'll keep it disabled. But clearly Microsoft could do better here, as not everyone has the time to fiddle with various settings for days to get something that they can live with.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-09T18:40:19+00:00

    I clearly have some learning to do on HDR, no matter MS can't fic their ****. I'm very happy with the graphics I get in Edge with my settings even if its not setting the Asus to HDR, I currently do not have any of the issues that irritated me for months.

    Now, my COD, when I start the game (it enables the Windows HDR automatically and I get the Asus screen message popup saying HDR enabled and its changing some other stuff). When I alt-tab to the desktop everything in Windows look **** as before. When I exit the game, it automatically disables Windows HDR and my desktop is looking good again. So basically what it looks like is the games will enable the Windows HDR and disable it again so you don't need to.

    So for me I think I found my sweet spot until we eventually get a fix. I'm sad this is not working for you mate, I really tried my best to find that for you.

    My COD is "Modern Warfare III"

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-09T18:35:44+00:00

    I def ran the HDR Calibration tool, to be honest a few times to get it just right. 😊

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