Windows 10: Can't get Display Colors back to Normal

I don’t use fancy display setting for my computer. I just use the display colors that each program I’m running automatically defaults to.

A new Windows 10 update was pushed to my Desktop PC on February 4, 2020. The colors of my Display were changed without my agreement. The new blue background color was so bright and glaring I tried to change it.

I right clicked on my desktop and chose Personalize. I Unchecked the High Contrast and was prompted to chose a Background color. I chose solid Cool Blue thinking that would get rid of the bright, glaring new background. Very unfortunately this seemingly small change changed all the background/display colors of the programs I routinely run. My displayed programs are virtually unreadable and unrecognizable to me.

How can I Undo this seemingly small change??? I’d rather go back to the bright glaring blue than to all the new various black/red/dark purple/etc colors now overtaking my usual programs colors. Please help!

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Color bit depth is at 6-bit on Display properties of Windows 10 pro

Try the below suggested steps and check if the suggested options are available to change the Color bit Depth value

1. Right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Expand the Display, and then highlight the Change resolution.
3. On the right side, check if there is 8 bpc listed under
   Output color depth.
4. You may select 8 bpc and restart the device to witness the changes.

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator

 

how to fiix my display colors

Hi Farbod,

We have different options to personalize your PC depending on your choice. To set your PC's display color back to default, you can follow the steps below:

• Type calibrate display color in the Search fieldlocated at the taskbar.
• Enter your admin username and password in the User Account Control.
• Click Yes then access the settings to calibrate your PC's display colors.

If that does not work for you, you can also try to go to Color Settings. You can choose
Default blue as the Windows color.

Let us know should you need additional assistance.

 

display problem

Hi Antony,

We would like to gather more information about the issue with your PC's display color to better assist you:

• Can you walk us though the steps on how you changed your display color?
• What happens when trying to change the settings back to normal? Can you send us a screenshot of the error message you are getting when trying to change the settings back to normal, if there's any?
• What troubleshooting steps have you taken to try to resolve the issue.

We hope to hear from you soon.