Windows 10: Impossible to disable HDR in videogames

Computer Type: Desktop CPU: RYZEN 5 3600X Motherboard: MSI X570 PRO RAM: 16GB

Monitor 1 & 2: ASUS PG329Q 1st & ASUS VW266H

Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 10 PRO

GPU: RX590; GPU Drivers: Radeon Adrenaline 20.12.1; Chipset Drivers: AMD CHIPSET DRIVERS VERSION 2.10.26.336

Description of the problem:

I am having an issue with HDR, which is forced ON and impossible to disable on some games i.e. COD warzone and Sea of Thieves. It is impossible to disable via AMD software and via monitor settings which are locked to HDR on.

I think it is a problem with Windows10 /Direct X.

I switched HDR off on the appropriate Windows menu Monitor Settings -- > Windows HD color, but , even on the same menu, it appears to be switched ON see the screenshot. It seems like a bug on the menu or something.

The screenshot is in italian, but it should be clear that even if I switched OFF "Usa app e giochi HDR" "Use app and games HDR", on the "visualization functionalities" recap, HDR is tagged as "Sì" "Yes" for "Usa app e giochi HDR" "Use app and games HDR" and it is impossible to tag as "No".

I don't know if this could be the problem or I should search elsewhere. The only way I found to switch HDR OFF is to unistall the graphic drivers.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!




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Windows 10 HDR problems in full screen.

Hello moderator

1. Its all the games I own that don't support HDR10. Basically when I full screen on a non-HDR game, the screen goes black for a few seconds and HDR gets disabled and all the colors looked washed out (Like its in SDR)

I took 2 screenshots, One is in window mode, the other is in full screen

Windowed mode (HDR on) : imgur.com

Full screen mode (HDR off) : imgur.com

2. Yes SDR looks washed out. I want to play my games in full screen and in HDR. Playing in windowed mode is a nightmare

3. I know because the monitor goes black for a few seconds and all the colors look washed out (As shown in the screenshots)

Sadly the fixes did not work

I updated the GPU drivers via GeForce Experience app.

My Monitor does support 4k HDR10

I tried lower the resolution and the refresh rate but that did not work.

Here is a video of my problem

YouTube Link :

Time Stamps :

0:00 HDR mode is on everything looks fine (In the video, when it looks high contrast, that means HDR is on)

0:35 I full screen the game. If you notice the high contrast is no longer there, the colors are washed out

0:46 I disable full screen and HDR mode is back on

*HDR looks high contrast, Ignore that, that's just the video itself.

Im also using windows 10 64bit 1809

 

HDR

Hello! I am an Independent Advisor, I would love to help you out!

The display needs to be HDR capable as well.

To enable HDR please see the steps referred to in this article:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/404026...

 

HDR streaming not turning on.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand the concern that the HDR streaming is crashing in your laptop. In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Windows 10 version and Build installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• What is the make and model of the PC?

However, we would like you to update the display/graphics driver to the latest version and also suggest you to refer this article and let us know the status of the issue:

Stream HDR video on Windows 10



We await your response,



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator.