How to Change Screen Tint Color and Strength in Windows 11
Windows 11 screen tint lets you change the color and darkness of your entire display.
This feature adds a colored filter over everything you see on your screen. It helps reduce eye strain, especially when you use your computer for a long time. You can pick almost any color and control how strong the tint is.
For example, many people choose a warm yellow or orange tint. This setting is found in the Accessibility section of your Windows 11 Settings app.
Open Settings, navigate to Accessibility, and select Screen tint. Choose a preset color or a custom shade, then use the Strength slider to adjust its intensity.
Why Use Screen Tint?
Using a screen tint in Windows 11 can help reduce eye strain and discomfort from looking at your screen for too long.
What happens when you enable Screen Tint?
Windows 11 Screen Tint puts a transparent color over your whole screen when you turn it on. This transparent color makes your screen’s color warmer, which is easier on your eyes. You can still see everything clearly because the Screen Tint feature helps make looking at your screen more comfortable.
Screen Tint vs. Night Light: What is the Difference?
Windows 11 has two tools to help your eyes: Screen Tint and Night Light. Screen Tint applies a single color layer across your entire display to ease eye strain. Night Light, on the other hand, warms up the screen’s colors to reduce blue light, particularly useful in the evening.
How to Enable Screen Tint in 🪟 Windows 11
Windows 11’s Screen Tint feature adjusts your screen’s color for greater comfort and reduced eye strain. To activate the Screen Tint feature, you must use a command in the Windows Terminal and ensure you run the Windows Terminal as an administrator.
2. Copy and paste the following command and press Enter:
vivetool.exe /enable /id:606621243. Restart your computer to apply the changes.
Change Screen Tint Color in Settings
Windows 11 Screen Tint lets you easily change its color and strength. Open the Settings app, go to Accessibility, and find Screen Tint. From Screen Tint, you can pick a color or choose your own custom shade and adjust its strength with a slider.
1. Open Settings (⊞ Win+I).
2. Click Accessibility on the left, then select Screen tint on the right. Open Screen tint settings.
3. Choose a preset color or select Custom tint to pick your own shade. You can use the Strength slider to decide how dark or light the tint appears.
4. To create a custom color, click View colors. You can enter specific RGB or HSV codes for precise control.
Troubleshooting and Resetting Settings
If your screen tint settings in Windows 11 aren’t quite right, you can easily reset them by turning the feature off or adjusting specific values.
Pro Tip: Quick Toggles
There isn’t a default keyboard shortcut for Screen Tint yet, but you can pin the Accessibility settings page to your Taskbar for quick access. Right-click the Settings icon on your taskbar after opening the Screen Tint page.
Summary
Windows 11’s Screen Tint feature helps reduce eye strain by letting you add a color overlay to your screen, which you can adjust for comfort.
Does screen tinting affect performance in games?
Generally, no. Screen Tint is a lightweight overlay handled by the Windows display manager. It does not significantly impact your graphics card or CPU performance. You should be able to play games with the tint enabled without noticing any frame rate drops or stuttering during your gameplay sessions.
Can I create custom tint colors in 🪟 Windows 11?
Yes. Within the Screen Tint settings, you can select the Custom tint option. This allows you to open a color picker where you can select any hue you prefer. You can also input specific RGB or HSV color codes to match your personal preference or specific accessibility needs.
Is Screen Tint available on all versions of 🪟 Windows 11?
Currently, Screen Tint is an experimental feature found in specific Windows 11 Insider Preview builds. It is not yet available in the standard public release of Windows 11. Microsoft may roll it out to everyone in a future update, but for now, it remains a testing feature for Insiders.
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