This guide will show you how to turn on or off the Auto color management for apps feature in Windows 11.
What is Auto Color Management?
Auto color management helps your apps show colors more accurately and beautifully. When turned on, apps can use billions of colors with more detail, making images and videos look smoother with better shadows and gradients.
Important: To use this feature, your computer needs a compatible graphics card (like Nvidia, AMD, or Intel) and a driver called WDDM version 3.0 or higher. If you don’t see the option, your device might not support it.
How to Turn On Auto Color Management
- Open Windows Settings
Click the Start menu and select Settings, or press Windows key + I on your keyboard to open the Settings app.
Learn more about opening Settings
- Go to Accessibility
In the Settings window, click Accessibility from the menu on the left.
Click Accessibility in the Windows Settings app - Open Display Settings
On the right side, click on the Display section to expand it.

Display section in Accessibility settings - Go to Advanced Display Settings
Scroll down and find Advanced display under Related settings. Click it to open more options.

Advanced display settings in Windows 11 - Turn On Auto Color Management
Near the top, select your monitor from the dropdown if you have more than one. Then, find Automatically manage color for apps and switch it On or Off as you want.

Turn on or off automatically manage color for apps - Close Settings
Once you’ve made your choice, simply close the Settings app. Your change will be saved automatically.
Summary
- Turning on Automatically manage color for apps makes colors in apps look better and more accurate.
- Your computer needs a compatible graphics card and WDDM 3.0 driver for this to work.
- You can easily switch this feature on or off anytime through the Windows Settings.
For more details, you can visit the official Microsoft support page: Auto color management in Windows 11 – Microsoft Support




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