Windows 10: How can I force windows 11 to display in an 8-bit 256 color palette?

I want to put windows 11 into 8-bit 256 color mode. As to why, just want to see how it looks.I know in 98-XP, this can be done in the screen resolution area. How can I do it in 11?things i've tried:Compatibility options - reduced color mode > 8 bit 256 colors = no changeTried nvidea control panel, nothing to change in there either. Only shows 32-bit color.Is there anything in the registry I can mess with?Please note, this install is running in a virtual machine, and I am not worried about messing anything up. Just want to experiment.

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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

 

Windows Colors Palette

Under Settings>Personalization>Colors, the Windows Colors palette labels do not match the actual tile colors. E.g., when hovering the cursor over the "Default Blue," the tile is actually orange! None of the labels represent the actual colors displayed.
How can that palette be reset or repaired?

 

Color Bit Depth is Stuck at 8 bit - Display adapter mode says 32 bit

Build 17.rs_prerelease677.180520-0940 is my current release. There was an update that failed and changes were rolled back.

In Settings:

Now in the Windows Display settings says "Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (recommended)"

Click on "Advanced Settings" Both monitors say "Bit depth: 8-bit"

Click "Display adapter properties (either monitor)"

AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series Properties opens.

Click "List all modes"

"1920 by 1080, True Color (32 bit), 60 Hertz" is selected!

The Display, Desktop, Photos, Movies are in 8-bit 256 Color mode and look really bad!

How to fix this?

Windows has problems responding at times.

I rolled the Display driver back to a previous release... Had to reset the computer because it froze.

On reboot it is on the rolled-back driver level, but still wrong.