Windows 10: SystemSettingsBroker.exe keeps resetting Color profile, causing flickering-colors

I have this problem on Windows 1809 Pro, Lenovo T480s laptop with Intel HD 620 graphics (tried with latest drivers offered by Lenovo, AND with latest drivers (17 jan 2019) offered by Intel going against their advise to use OEM drivers).


I don't seem to have this problem on my custom-built desktop, Windows 1809 Pro, Geforce GTX 1060.


The laptop has the issue also on connected external displays, not just the internal panel or something.


'hardware events' seem to reset the color-profile (or reset the gamma ramps in the graphics driver). Within a few seconds, DisplayCAL detects that the profile isn't loaded and re-applies t. This happens _for sure_ with hardware changes like changing resolution, turning on / off Bluetooth or WiFi, plugging and unplugging _any_ kind of USB device.


It also happens _a lot_ out of the blue (like, 5 times within 30 seconds sometimes, sometimes it seems stable for a few hours). I guess it's detecting new devices on the connected network and that also triggers stuff.

That triggering out of the blue is causing 'color profile flashing' because a profile gets reset and then loaded again, and this can happen sometimes at up to every 5 seconds, making the machine pretty much unusable.

Now, tricks like disabling Microsoft's 'color profile loader' from the Task Scheduler don't do anything.


What does help is killing 'SystemSettingsBroker.exe'. But, that process is quickly restarted by the OS.

So, I kill 'SystemSettingsBroker.exe' from the Task Manager, and then go to c:\windows\system32 and rename the file to something else in Windows Explorer. This prevents it from starting up again, and low and behold the profile now sticks and works fine, for hours upon hours upon hours.


_But_, not having SystemSettingsBroker.exe kills certain Windows functionality, like turning on / off Bluetooth from the Action Center (basically, all Tiles / buttons in the Action Center (notification area) are not working and grayed out). Clicking the battery does NOT pop up a status about current charging-status or anything, or the functionality to pick a power profile. And more stuff like this.

Most can still be accessed by finding the function in PC Settings / Control Panel yourself, but it's still a hassle.


So I can try to work on the horrible green-cast panel that my laptop has out of the box, or calibrate it and use it with flickering colors at random times and intervals, or have steady good calibrated colors but loose a lot of Windows functionality / shortcuts...


I actually made Lenovo replace the panel in my laptop in the hope to fix this but it didn't do anything (apparently it's meant to have a green cast or something) but I'm pulling my hair out because of the stupid color-stuff.

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Display color profile (ICC) keeps resetting

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Color profile keeps resetting to default

 

Display color profile (ICC) keeps resetting

Hi,

I have a Asus ROG laptop with Intel HD4600 graphics with Windows 10.

I have configured some color profiles for my laptop screen and external monitor (Dell UP2716D). The external monitor is connected via HDMI.

The problem is that the color profiles ALWAYS keep reverting to default in the following scenarios:

1) Disconnect and reconnect monitor HDMI cable

2) Change between "Extend" and "Duplicate" screen modes

In addition:

If i enter "Extend" mode and configure BOTH profiles then all is well until restart or screen mode change "Extend/Duplicate/etc". After laptop restart BOTH lose their color profile.

If i enter "Extend" mode and configure the profile ONLY for external monitor then external monitor occasionally remembers the color profile after restart. Although laptop screen profile is now overridden somehow and colors on laptop screen are very overexposed.

What could cause these issues?

I have tried updating Intel drivers, also got a response from Intel personnel stating that color profiles are managed by Windows.

Please advise how to resolve this. Even a workaround would be okay, perhaps a tool that reconfigures th proper color profiles every 5 seconds or so.

 

Color profile keeps resetting after Sleep.

Hello.

So I have two monitors. One of which has a color profile. The other one is pretty good at the default.

However.

Every time I log into me computer or gets back after it has slept, the monitor with the color profile has the default setting.

After a few minutes (this varies), the color profile applies itself automatically. It's annoying.

And yes, I've read most post on this subject. I have tried to reinstall all drivers, swapped DisplayPort cables, only used one monitor. I have also tried to reset everything to default in the "Color profile" settings and then load the ICS-profile again.

Nothing helps.

Any idea what this could be? Windows 10 bug? I'm using W10 1809 and a GTX1070 graphics card with updated drivers.