How to Enable Auto Video Enhancement in Windows 11

This post shows students and new users steps to turn on or off playback settings to enhance videos during playback when using Windows 11 automatically.

Windows has a feature to control playback settings that can automatically enhance video for some apps that use Windows’s built-in video platform.

Apps such as Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which include Microsoft Edge, Photos, Movies & TV, and many third-party video apps you get from Microsoft Store (for example, Hulu, Netflix, and Vudu) can use Windows playback settings.

When this feature is enabled, you can have your PC process video to enhance it (depending on your PC’s hardware) or choose to play video at a lower resolution to help save network bandwidth.

Below is how to turn on or off video playback settings in Windows 11

How to turn on or off auto enhance during playback in Windows 11

As mentioned above, Windows has a feature that can automatically improve video playback for some apps that use Windows’s built-in video platforms.

Below is how to change video playback settings to enhance the video quality played in Windows 11 automatically.

Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. As a result, everything can be done, from system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows from its Settings app.

To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings, as shown in the image below:

Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar to search for Settings. Then select to open it.

Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Apps > Video playback tile to expand it.

On the Apps > Video playback settings pane, toggle the button to On or Off to enhance video playback automatically when using Windows built-in video platform.

If you’re having issues with video playback, see Troubleshooting poor video playback.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• Enabling or disabling the automatic video playback enhancement feature in Windows 11 can significantly impact the video playback quality for supported applications.
• Users can easily access the settings to toggle the feature on or off via the Windows Settings app, providing a convenient way to manage video playback enhancement.
• Troubleshooting options are available for users encountering issues with video playback, ensuring a smoother experience when utilizing the feature.