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
    2023-03-21T11:14:01+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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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-21T11:05:56+00:00

    Thanks for the fix. Unfortunately, forcing sRGB color profile removes the ability to watch HDR content in the browser (tested with youtube)

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-17T02:20:48+00:00

    This worked for me also - thanks!

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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
    2023-03-07T19:38:46+00:00

    I posted the following back in October which completely resolved the issue for me, so thought I would repost it in the event it was missed in the conversation. I have no idea why this works, and therefore I can't claim it will for everyone in all situations, however I can say that it has worked for me, resolving HDR snipping issues across all programs, Chrome, Edge, Word, Excel... etc etc.

    Give it a try, hopefully it will work for you as well, see as follows!

    I changed the colour profile in Chrome which seemed to fix the issue when snipping from Chrome (which was my main issue). I've also tested snipping from Word (which obviously a change in Chrome shouldn't impact... ) and that was also fine.

    I went to here: chrome://flags/#force-color-profileand changed the colour profile to sRGB (the below screenshot was a snip with HDR on, and as you can see... it's now fine)

    ![Image](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/923b0e70-0d14-4b6f-bc7c-7ba9bfd3572f?platform=QnA

    Give it a go.. see if it sorts it for you.

    Cheers!

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