Windows 10: Windows HDR mode makes dark colours look washed out.

Discus and support Windows HDR mode makes dark colours look washed out. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I am using an Nvidia RTX 3090 with an Acer Predator CG437KP which it should look perfectly with (or near enough) Please help! submitted by... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/BrutalBipedal, Jan 27, 2021.

  1. /U/BRUTALBIPEDAL
    /u/BrutalBipedal Win User

    Windows HDR mode makes dark colours look washed out.


    I am using an Nvidia RTX 3090 with an Acer Predator CG437KP which it should look perfectly with (or near enough) Please help!

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    /u/BrutalBipedal, Jan 27, 2021
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  2. WILLYMCFLY
    WillyMcFly Win User

    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 Windows HDR mode makes dark colours look washed out. :(

    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
     
    WillyMcFly, Jan 27, 2021
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  3. DAVID KARKI
    David Karki Win User
    Problem with HDR in full screen mode

    In full screen games HDR mode gets disabled and all the colors are washed out. But in Windows Mode HDR mode
    gets enabled and the SDR game runs in HDR
     
    David Karki, Jan 27, 2021
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  4. N00BERG00BER
    N00berG00ber Win User

    Windows HDR mode makes dark colours look washed out.

    HDR and Washed out colors

    What's up guys so my new monitor is HDR compatible however whenever I enable HDR in games, it makes them look terrible. The colors are super washed out, the brights are dull and the blacks are boosted to like a grey-ish. I've updated the monitor firmware and installed the latest driver for it. Right now, my normal color settings look more HDR then HDR it's self, lol. I've tried 3 games- BF5, FC5, and AC Odyssey. All with the same results.
     
    N00berG00ber, Jan 27, 2021
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