How to Enable or Disable Screen Tint in Windows 11

Turning Screen Tint On or Off Using Settings

The Settings ⚙️ app is the easiest way to turn Screen Tint on or off, and the only way to change its color and strength. You don’t need administrator rights, and you don’t need to restart.

1. Press Win+I to open the Settings ⚙️ app.
2. In the left sidebar, click Accessibility. The accessibility options appear on the right.
3. Scroll down on the right side until you see Screen tint, then click it. The Screen tint page opens.
4. Click the switch next to Screen tint to turn the feature on or off. When you turn it on, a color appears over your screen right away. When you turn it off, the screen returns to normal.
5. If Screen Tint is on, adjust it to suit you:

   • Click the color box to open a color picker, then choose a color that feels comfortable.
   • Drag the slider to make the tint lighter or darker. The screen updates as you move it.
6. Close the Settings ⚙️ window when you are happy with how the screen looks. The tint stays as you set it.

To undo the change, go back to Settings › Accessibility › Screen tint and switch it off. If you don’t see Screen tint in the list, your build may not include it or it may be hidden. Try the Registry Editor method below. Windows also has Color filters under Settings › Accessibility, and Night light under Settings › System › Display. Both are separate features.

Enabling or Disabling Screen Tint Using the Registry Editor

Use the Registry Editor if the Screen Tint option is missing from the Settings ⚙️ app. The registry is a database where Windows and your apps store low-level settings. Adding or changing one value in it controls whether the Screen Tint feature is available.

You need an administrator account to make these changes. A wrong edit in the registry can cause problems, so follow the steps exactly and back up first. In Registry Editor, click File, then Export, and save a copy of the registry. You can double-click that file later to restore it.

How to Manually Enable Screen Tint

The steps below add or change one value so that Screen Tint shows up in Accessibility. You will open Registry Editor, go to the right location, and set the value.

1. Press Windows key + R to open the Run box.
2. Type regedit and press Enter, or click OK. A User Account Control (UAC) message will probably ask for permission to make changes. Click Yes. Registry Editor opens.
3. Click the address bar at the top of Registry Editor. Type or paste this path carefully, then press Enter:
   regedit
4. Check whether the Colors folder exists under Personalization in the left pane. If it does, click it and go to the next step. If it doesn't, create it:

   • Right-click the Personalization folder.
   • Select New, then Key.
   • Name the new folder Colors and press Enter.
5. Click the Colors key (folder) so its contents show on the right. You need to create or change an item called "Active."

   • If "Active" is already there, double-click it.
   • If "Active" is not there, right-click the empty space on the right side, select New, then DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it exactly Active. Then double-click the new item.
6. In the small window that opens, make sure Hexadecimal is selected under "Base." Change the "Value data" to 1, then click OK. The window closes and "Active" now shows the new value in the list.
7. Sign out of your Windows account and sign back in, or restart your computer. The change does not take effect until you do this. Afterward, open Settings › Accessibility and look for Screen tint. If it still isn't there, your Windows build probably doesn't include the feature.

How to Manually Disable Screen Tint

To turn Screen Tint off through the registry, set the same "Active" value back to zero. You can also delete the key. Both methods need a sign-out or restart to take effect.

1. Press Windows key + R, type regedit, and press Enter. Click Yes on the UAC prompt. Registry Editor opens.
2. Click the address bar and go to:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ColorFiltering
3. Make sure the Colors key exists. If you created it earlier to enable the feature, it should be there. If you're not sure, follow the steps in the enable section above to create it. If the key was never there, Screen Tint is already off by default and you have nothing to change.
4. On the right side, double-click the "Active" DWORD value. The "Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value" window opens.
5. Make sure Hexadecimal is selected. Change the "Value data" to 0, then click OK.

   Explanation: Setting "Active" to 0 tells Windows to turn off the Screen Tint feature. This is also the default when the registry item doesn't exist.

6. Sign out and sign back in, or restart your computer. After that, the Screen Tint option should be off in your Accessibility settings.
7. Optional: to remove the Screen Tint settings from the registry completely, delete the whole ScreenTint key. Right-click the Colors folder in the left pane and select Delete. Confirm when asked. The folder disappears from the left pane.

   💡TipDeleting the key is a clean way to remove the setting if you don't plan to use it again soon.

   Leaving it with "Active" set to 0 is also fine. If you exported a backup earlier, you can restore it by double-clicking the saved file.

Summary

Screen Tint reduces eye strain by applying a colored filter to your display. You manage it through the Settings app or the Registry Editor. Both methods let you turn it on or off, and Settings lets you adjust its color and strength. Use Settings first, since it is the safer route, and fall back on the registry only when the option is missing.