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Microsoft Photo Viewer automatically applies yellow tint to photos

Anonymous
2021-07-31T04:07:34+00:00

Microsoft Photo Viewer applies a yellow filter to all images when I try to view them, if I'm skipping between photos quickly there's a short glimpse of the normal photo before the filter is applied.

This doesn't permennantly change the images however it makes it hard to see the quality of the photos. Unlike any previous issues I can find online it's only the photo that's yellowish not the background.

I've tried to fix this by removing the colour profiles and restarting my pc however this didn't help.

I'm currently using windows 10

Thanks in advance,

Harvey

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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Anonymous
2021-08-23T21:05:35+00:00

Ok

now i solved it

I solved following this guide:

  1. go to Colour Management (search in the search folder)
  2. select the monitor you are looking the photo into (IMPORTANT! i did it once and did'nt worked because i was selecting the wrong monitor)
  3. check Use My Profile
  4. remove the current color profile
  5. add a new profile and select sRGB IEC61966-2.1 under ICC Profiles
  6. close and reboot

If you don't whant to remove the colour profile, you can try to add a new one and select it as a default profile.

Hope this help

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-15T06:40:12+00:00

    I solved it by completing system calibration of screen in Windows 10. Visit Colour Management, click the Advanced tab, click Calibrate display button. Go through with whole calibration. I didn't change a thing, my calibration was fine. After completing calibration, yellow tint disappeared (you have to close the open Photos app windows, and open them again).

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-16T10:16:26+00:00

    Thank you! Fixed it for me! Worked even without a reboot.

    I too went through the whole reset reinstall nonsense. What a waste of time when the fix was this simple. One day it was working and the next day it was not. I did not remember that I'd switched colour profiles to my printers colour profile when printing to maintain colour accuracy.

    Just an FYI you will need to change your system default to whatever profile you pick for your monitor to avoid the "shift" in colours when opening up the image.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-31T07:08:03+00:00

    Ok

    now i solved it

    I solved following this guide:

    1. go to Colour Management (search in the search folder)
    2. select the monitor you are looking the photo into (IMPORTANT! i did it once and did'nt worked because i was selecting the wrong monitor)
    3. check Use My Profile
    4. remove the current color profile
    5. add a new profile and select sRGB IEC61966-2.1 under ICC Profiles
    6. close and reboot

    If you don't whant to remove the colour profile, you can try to add a new one and select it as a default profile.

    Hope this help

    It perfectly works in Windows 10, but in Windows 11 it doesn't.
    Changing the profile doesn't help to get rid of the yellow tint.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-07-31T05:05:41+00:00

    Good Day HarveyAntrobus,

    My name is Carlo, I am also using Windows 10 and a community member like you.

    I can feel the urgency to get this fixed, let us work together to sort this out.

    Here's the steps you can try.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Go to Settings

    -Click Apps

    -Look for for Microsoft Photos in the list of the apps and click it

    -Click Advance Options

    -Scroll down and Reset and Repair the app.

    Check for Updates and Install any updates available.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Go to Settings

    -Click Update and Security

    -Checkf for Updates and install any updates available.

    Once all the updates are installed, restart your computer and check the Photo app.

    I hope the information above helps. Please let me know how it goes.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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