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
    2024-03-03T11:48:43+00:00

    Funny enough the workaround is win+alt+printscreen which will place the screenshot in the xbox gamebar folder which you can show with win+g

    So they do have the functionality just not in their basic screenshot application.

    Unfortunately other screenshot applications have the same HDR issue, but the xbox gamebar does not.

    Oh man this really works and this just shows how bad windows is now.

    I mean we get UI updates for options that worked fine ford the past only to make 1 menu into 3 different menues and still with sliders to see the whole thing to show us all and so on. Windows is keep getting more frustating and not getting better.

    UI scaling is still freked, the options and the standard right click is way to big. Everything would fit on one screen if they drop this modern inefficient way of menues.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-28T20:21:13+00:00

    2024 STILL an issue. Might have to switch over to linux until this is fixed.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-26T02:17:03+00:00

    Amazing this is still an issue over 2-3 years later.

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