Windows 11 could finally make color management easier, and that’s great news for artists and gamers
Microsoft may be planning to release a new color management panel that will make it much easier to choose the perfect color profile for your PC. The perfect color settings make games pop off the screen more vividly, and if you’re a digital artist or photographer, the right color profile can make or break your next masterpiece.
According to VideoCardzthe change was noted in the latest Insider Preview Build 26052 of the Windows Insider program. This is a community of Windows enthusiasts and developers who get early access to potential new features and upgrades, and provide feedback before the features are available to regular Windows 11 users.
The new color management panel shown in the build has been updated to the modern Windows 11 aesthetic and moved to the main Settings menu, with easy-to-navigate options and a simpler layout. The old color management menu, which was supposed to be accessible from the Windows Control Panel, has been effectively removed in Build 26052.
With the current Windows Insiders build for Canary and Dev (Build 26052), users can see the new color management settings page under Settings > System > Display > Color Management. This new page allows users to add/remove color profiles, set defaults and more! pic.twitter.com/T05KvasqfOFebruary 8, 2024
Better control, hopefully…
Most people who only use their PC for office work or school projects may never visit this section of the Settings menu, but this could be great news for photographers, digital artists, video editors and gamers who rely on getting the most out of their computer. to get. monitors.
From the side-by-side screenshots in the tweet above (sorry, ‘X post’) you can also see some new features: the option to color calibrate your monitor for specific profiles and enable automatic color balance for compatible Windows apps. If you don’t want to manually calibrate the color, you can select the best option from the available profiles or create your own so you get the most accurate shades.
While we’re excited about this change, we have to keep in mind that some features posted in the Developer Channel aren’t always available to the public, so there’s a chance we’ll never see them released to the public. to build. We hope it comes to Windows 11 soon, though, as it will be a handy way to manage your color preferences and profiles within the menu layout you’re already familiar with.
If you want to give it a try, you’ll need to sign up to become a member Windows Insider Program first. Once you’ve done that, you can go straight to the ‘Display’ section of your general settings and see the ‘Color Management’ option, where you can play around with different profiles and settings.