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How to use the Windows 11 HDR Calibration app for your monitor’s HDR display
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Published onOctober 20, 2022
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The Windows 11 HDR Calibration applets you calibrate your monitor’s HDR (high dynamic range) display to optimize it for playing games and other HDR content on your PC.
This app tests how your monitor’s display functions by going through a series of tests to set the minimum and maximum brightness levels, color saturation levels, and create a new color profile made specifically for your display.
The app also customizes how vividly you want colors to appear for both HDR and SDR (standard dynamic range) content when HDR is enabled. The tool is available via the Microsoft Store for22H2and 21H2, but you can’t use it onWindows 10.
Windows 11 HDR requirements
Obviously, besides running Windows 11 on your PC and having an HDR display, you also need to be running the latest Intel and AMD processors and haveHDR turned on in Windows Settings(Settings > System > Display > Use HDR). You also need to have a decent GPU to run the app’s tests; at least NVIDIA GTX 10xx or later (Pascal+).
Download and install Windows 11 HDR Calibration app
Here’s what you need to do to install and use the Windows 11 HDR Calibration app to configure your monitor’s display:
If at any time you want to delete a color profile that you created, you can do it by usingColor Management in Control Panel. Here’s what you need to do to get there.
Microsoft notes that it is important to run theWindows 11 HDR Calibration appanytime you change your display setup. However, it is important to note that most HDR-certified displays typically work as intended right out of the box without any additional calibration. Check thedisplay requirements for HDR video in Windowsfor more technical information.
If you have multiple displays, Microsoft notes that you should use the Windows 11 HDR Calibration app on your HDR-capable display first, before trying to calibrate other displays.
Do you think the Windows HDR Calibration app is a bad or good idea? Let us know in the comments!
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