It's not your monitor: Windows 11 is responsible for the fact that light colors do not look good when using HDR and editing images

Windows 11 continues to expand its domain, either through updates or with the sale of computers that have the new operating system. More computers and more risk of a failure affecting more users who have already adopted Windows 11 as their operating system. And that's what happens with the latest bug that affecting HDR-compatible monitors

Those who bet on using HDR (or High Dynamic Range in Spanish) on their monitors when using some image or video editing programs on their computer, may find that the colors that should look white They are shown in a yellowish tone.And no, it's not a monitor failure, but Windows 11 is responsible

Windows 11 is responsible

Microsoft acknowledges a bug that affects monitors that support HDR mode and the Auto HDR option, which allows DirectX 11+-based games to render more brightness on the screen , colors and better contrast.

Those who have chosen to take advantage of this capability are seeing how some image editing programs do not display colors correctly on the screen Above all it affects white tones that look yellowish. In fact, it is a bug that is already recognized by Microsoft engineers and for which there is still no solution.

This is a bug related to HDR monitors and whose root of the problem is in the Win32 API, not in the applications of editing affected images.This means that it is not in the hands of the application developers, who cannot even correct the error with an update. Those affected should wait for the corrective patch from Microsoft.

Microsoft is already working on a solution in the form of a patch that corrects this bug, something that is already discussed on the support page, but there is still time for it to be released and they talk about the end of January as the expected date for a solution to be released.

"

This color rendering bug does not affect all profile management programs and it is expected that the color profile options available on the Windows 11 settings page, including Microsoft color control, to work properly."

If you are one of those affected by this ruling you have no choice but to waitPresumably the hotfix will go through Insider Program users first, but for everyone else there are still a few weeks until the hotfix is ​​released.

More information | Microsoft