Windows 10: Black bar becomes grey bar when playing HDR content in Media Player

Discus and support Black bar becomes grey bar when playing HDR content in Media Player in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Whenever I play HDR video in Media Player turned on the HDR mode in Settings, the black bar becomes grey.I've already reset the Media Player app, and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by LegolasZ, May 15, 2023.

  1. LegolasZ Win User

    Black bar becomes grey bar when playing HDR content in Media Player


    Whenever I play HDR video in Media Player turned on the HDR mode in Settings, the black bar becomes grey.I've already reset the Media Player app, and also update both nVidia driver & Windows 11 to the latest version.Like in this screenshot, the upper and lower bar supposed to be black, not grey.Could you please show me how to fix this, thanks.

    :)
     
    LegolasZ, May 15, 2023
    #1
  2. SLRN2025 Win User

    Issue with HDR Playback on Windows 11

    I am having issue with HDR Playback

    When I play a HDR video the black bars looks nearly gray. I had the issue with movie& tv So I switched to new media player app (Windows 11 new app to play video and audio). It played it perfectly black bars looks black. I had some issues with graphics driver so I reinstalled the driver and played HDR video on the media player and same issue Gray bars. Any Help

    Specifications:

    Full Hd 45% NTSC Display

    Amd Ryzen 5 4600H

    GTX 1650

    Windows 11
     
    SLRN2025, May 15, 2023
    #2
  3. Cannot play audio CD from Win Media Player

    We suggest you try to play the .cda files on another PC that has a Windows Media Player.

    In the mean time, kindly try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Type Default Programs in the search bar.
    • Click Default Programs under Best match.
    • On the pop-up window, click Associate a file type or a protocol with a program.
    • Under Name tab, look for .cda, and check if Windows Media Player is listed
      Current Default program.
    • If not, select .cda then click Change program..., and select
      Windows Media Player.
    If Windows Media Player is the default program for .cda files, follow the steps below:

    • Type Troubleshooting in the search bar.
    • On the pop-up window, click Hardware and Sound.
    • Click Windows Media Player DVD.
    • Follow the on-screen prompt to run the troubleshooter.
    Let us know how it goes.

    Thank you.
     
    Kenneth Mon, May 15, 2023
    #3
  4. Kem Mon Win User

    Black bar becomes grey bar when playing HDR content in Media Player

    Broken Windows Media Player

    Hi,

    Have you tried running the troubleshooter for WMP? If not, we suggest that you try to run the troubleshooter and
    see if it helps. To run the troubleshooter, follow these steps:


    • On the search bar, type
      Troubleshooting.

    • Click on
      Programs.

    • Under
      Media
      Player, click on
      Windows Media Player Settings
      and
      Windows Media Player Library.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Kem Mon, May 15, 2023
    #4
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