Quick fix: Open Settings → Gaming → Game Bar, click the app in the list (or add it), and toggle Auto HDR off for that specific app. The global Auto HDR setting stays on; only the named app uses its native (SDR) output. Auto HDR converts SDR game output to HDR by inferring highlights. It … Read more
Quick fix: Display resolution resetting to 1024×768 after sleep means: graphics driver failed to detect monitor properly. Update GPU driver from manufacturer (Nvidia, AMD, Intel). For Nvidia: install Studio driver (more stable than Game Ready). Disable adapter sleep: Device Manager → Display adapters → right-click GPU → Properties → Power Management → untick “Allow the … Read more
Quick fix: Display resolution resetting to 1024×768 after sleep means: graphics driver failed to detect monitor properly. Update GPU driver from manufacturer (Nvidia, AMD, Intel). For Nvidia: install Studio driver (more stable than Game Ready). Disable adapter sleep: Device Manager → Display adapters → right-click GPU → Properties → Power Management → untick “Allow the … Read more
Quick fix: Display resolution resetting to 1024×768 after sleep means: graphics driver failed to detect monitor properly. Update GPU driver from manufacturer (Nvidia, AMD, Intel). For Nvidia: install Studio driver (more stable than Game Ready). Disable adapter sleep: Device Manager → Display adapters → right-click GPU → Properties → Power Management → untick “Allow the … Read more
Quick fix: Right-click each monitor in Settings → Personalization → Background and use Choose a fit set to Fill with a per-monitor image. The classic Span option stretches one image across all monitors; the per-monitor selection isn’t directly in the new Settings — right-click the wallpaper file in File Explorer → Set as background for … Read more
Quick fix: Display resolution resetting to 1024×768 after sleep means: graphics driver failed to detect monitor properly. Update GPU driver from manufacturer (Nvidia, AMD, Intel). For Nvidia: install Studio driver (more stable than Game Ready). Disable adapter sleep: Device Manager → Display adapters → right-click GPU → Properties → Power Management → untick “Allow the … Read more
Quick fix: Display resolution resetting to 1024×768 after sleep means: graphics driver failed to detect monitor properly. Update GPU driver from manufacturer (Nvidia, AMD, Intel). For Nvidia: install Studio driver (more stable than Game Ready). Disable adapter sleep: Device Manager → Display adapters → right-click GPU → Properties → Power Management → untick “Allow the … Read more
Quick fix: Display resolution resetting to 1024×768 after sleep means: graphics driver failed to detect monitor properly. Update GPU driver from manufacturer (Nvidia, AMD, Intel). For Nvidia: install Studio driver (more stable than Game Ready). Disable adapter sleep: Device Manager → Display adapters → right-click GPU → Properties → Power Management → untick “Allow the … Read more
Quick fix: Wake re-initializes the display chain; ICC color profile reverts to the OS default (sRGB). Re-apply via Color Management or use a PowerShell script triggered on wake event to restore the custom profile. Persistent fix: set the profile as system default in Color Management, not just device default. You calibrated your monitor with a … Read more
Quick fix: Open Settings → System → Display → Advanced display → Refresh rate. If the rate is set to Dynamic, change to a fixed value (60 Hz or higher). Then in Settings → System → Power & battery → Screen and sleep, untick Help improve battery by optimizing the content shown and brightness (CABC). … Read more