Windows 10: Windows 10 invert screen colors on some cases

Even though this problem that I have is not fatal or urgent, but it troubles me in an annoying way and I can't tolerate any longer. Because I recognized that my issue is subtle and unfrequent, I will make my statement as clearly as possible as follows:


The whole screen will invert ALL colors which appear on the screen on certain cases like opening CCleaner, texting in Tencent QQ, even for sometimes I power on and log in to the Windows desktop, no other cases with such issue observed. No fixed duration every time it happens, sometimes it flickers in an instant, sometimes it holds the inverted color until I move a cursor point to the application windows.


It wasn't always like this by the time I activated and started using this machine, but I suspect it all started since I installed Google Chrome with multiple plugins(one of them is a plugin that can invert all colors inside Chrome to achieve a night-mode-like display when browsing, I have such plugin in Firefox as well to protect my eyes)


I have done some troubleshooting my own including:

clean installing of Adobe flash player(ActiveX, NPAPI, PPAPI);

disabling color-related plugins as I mentioned above;

using a troubleshooter for my display/monitor/video settings inside Windows settings;

updating Windows version/updating firmware for Surface Book 2 with respect to my OS build/updating GPU driver to the latest version;

reinstalling the apps that have such an issue;

configuring/resetting video/display/monitor settings and properties;

configuring/resetting Windows time/region/language settings;

configuring/resetting of graphic driver settings using Nvidia control panel;

repairing system files with command "sfc /scannow" using a built-in command terminal with administrative privilege;

assigning the apps with "high performance" graphics card under Windows Graphic settings.


This is a detailed clarification with an attached screenshot when the issue happens:

The window in the middle of the screen is the text field of Tencent QQ software. When the text field is completely left blank, and then hit backspace, this will happen. Since I use this chat software a lot, such an issue can be tolerated no more even though I tried to avoid this every time I'm trying to delete my message with backspace. The duration of the issue for this particular scenario I used to take this screenshot is instantaneous, probably less than a second. As I mentioned above, this issue appears in other applications as well, this particular software can induce this issue with 100% certainty so I took this as an example for the purpose of illustrating the problem. However, in which the scenario this issue can be induced, or in other words, the cause of this problem cannot be detected.




I did not tweak any registry(regedit), group policy(gpedit.msc) nor services(services.msc) settings, and high-contrast setting under ease of access setting is off. If this helps. Everything I did or configured is within the range of the Windows settings or control panel.


I need help to identify what is causing this problem and how I can solve it. Solutions that require or similar to completely resetting of the computer to factory mode or reinstall the system OS and any deletion related to my personal documents; files or apps will not be accepted simply because I cannot afford the cost and I don't have time for back-up/restore. Plus, please don't ask me to contact customer service at the retailer's end, for all the products I have, this type of way to solving a problem always fails and always is exhausting and time-wasting. Please help me with specific instructions. I can do some follow-up debugging, but keep in mind that I am currently in mainland China with difficulty to keep up in real-time. If anyone could help, I would really appreciate it. Again, even though this problem is paltry, but it really annoys me and I really want to solve this problem. I will post this question in simplified Chinese at answers.microsoft.com/zh-hans as well. My spec is as follows:

• Device name: MXN-SURFACEBOOK
• Serial number: 010839782757
• Surface model: Surface Book 2 15-inch display Model 1793 i7
• Version Information
  • SAM: 182.1004.139.0
  • UEFI: 389.2837.768.0
  • Touch driver: 238.0.1.1
  • Wi-Fi driver: 15.68.17013.110
  • 
  • --------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • Computer:
    Computer Type ACPI x64-based PC
    Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
    OS Service Pack -
    Internet Explorer 11.418.18362.0
    Edge 44.18362.449.0
    DirectX DirectX 12.0
    Computer Name MXN-SURFACEBOOK (MAX_SURFACE)
    User Name paxc2
    Logon Domain MXN-SURFACEBOOK
    Date / Time 2019-11-01 / 14:16
  • Motherboard:
    CPU Type QuadCore Intel Core i7-8650U, 3500 MHz (35 x 100)
    Motherboard Name Microsoft Surface Book 2
    Motherboard Chipset Intel Sunrise Point-LP, Intel Kaby Lake-R
    System Memory 16308 MB (LPDDR3 SDRAM)
    BIOS Type Unknown (08/21/2019)
  • Display:
    Video Adapter Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (1 GB)
    Video Adapter Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (1 GB)
    Video Adapter Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (1 GB)
    3D Accelerator Intel UHD Graphics 620
    Monitor Intel ISP Camera Device
    Monitor LG Philips LP150QD112604 [15" LCD] (2600218103969)
  • Storage:
    Storage Controller Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller
    Storage Controller Surface NVM Express Controller
    Storage Controller USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device
    Disk Drive SAMSUNG MZFLW256HEHP-000MV (256 GB, PCI-E 3.0 x4)
    Disk Drive SDXC Card (59 GB, USB)
    Disk Drive Seagate BUP Slim SL SCSI Disk Device (931 GB)
    SMART Hard Disks Status OK
  • Partitions:
    C: (NTFS) 236.4 GB (154.6 GB free)
    D: (NTFS) 931.5 GB (365.6 GB free)
    Total Size 1167.9 GB (520.2 GB free)
  • Input:
    Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
    Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
    Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
    Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
    Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
    Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
    Mouse HID-compliant mouse
    Mouse HID-compliant mouse
    Mouse HID-compliant mouse
    Mouse HID-compliant mouse
  • Network:
    Primary IP Address
    Primary MAC Address F0-6E-0B-C7-F4-E2
    Network Adapter Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
    Network Adapter
    Network Adapter Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller (192.168.3.126)
    Network Adapter Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #3
    Network Adapter Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #5
    Network Adapter VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1 #2 (192.168.20.1)
    Network Adapter VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8 #2 (192.168.25.1)
  • Peripherals:
    Printer
    Printer Fax
    Printer HP LaserJet Pro MFP M226dn (5019DA)
    Printer Microsoft Print to PDF
    Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
    Printer NPI5019DA (HP LaserJet Pro MFP M226dn)
    Printer OneNote
    Printer PDF-XChange 5.0 for ABBYY FineReader 15
    Printer Send To OneNote 2016
    USB3 Controller Intel Sunrise Point-LP PCH - USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [C1]
    USB Device Generic SuperSpeed USB Hub
    USB Device Generic SuperSpeed USB Hub
    USB Device Generic USB Hub
    USB Device Generic USB Hub
    USB Device Marvell AVASTAR Bluetooth Radio Adapter
    USB Device Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader
    USB Device USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device
    USB Device USB Composite Device
    USB Device USB Input Device
    USB Device USB Input Device
    USB Device USB Input Device
    USB Device USB Input Device
    USB Device Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows
    Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
    Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
    Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
  • DMI:
    DMI BIOS Vendor Microsoft Corporation
    DMI BIOS Version 389.2837.768
    DMI System Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    DMI System Product Surface Book 2
    DMI System Version D:0B:08K:1F:5C:10P:38
    DMI System Serial Number 010839782757
    DMI System UUID CD32503F-F24E4FE8-162022FC-58811A82
    DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    DMI Motherboard Product Surface Book 2
    DMI Motherboard Version
    DMI Motherboard Serial Number A69104730297826A
    DMI Chassis Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    DMI Chassis Version
    DMI Chassis Serial Number 010839782757
    DMI Chassis Asset Tag
    DMI Chassis Type LapTop

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Hi,

Since troubleshooting steps were provided, what I can suggest is for you to try to configure the settings on your monitor's color management. Kindly follow the steps provided below:

• Open Color Management by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type color management, and then click Color
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• Click the Advanced tab, and click Change system defaults.
• Click the Advanced tab in the Color Management - System Defaults dialog box, and do one of the following:
  
  - To prevent Windows from loading display calibrations, clear the Use Windows display calibration check box.
• Click Close in the Color Management - System Defaults dialog box.
• Click Close in the Color Management dialog box.

You can also refer to this link for screen flickering troubleshooting.

Let us know how it goes.

 

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