One fine day, you turn on your PC and realize that your monitor as if it were a yellow, blue or green tint. The first thing you probably think of is that it got damaged, but what if we told you that it’s possible something was just misconfigured? In this article, we will teach you how to deal with the situation and the possible solutions you have.
Of course, the first thing to check if you get this situation is if there is a hardware problem: try turning the monitor off and on again, check that the video cable is properly connected and try another cable. If none of that works, read on because it’s time to check your settings in Windows.
Check the color profile in the settings
It’s not often, but it’s possible that your color profile settings in Windows have gone haywire, so it’s something worth checking. The first thing you need to do is access the Windows Control Panel (click Start and type control panel, or go to Start -> Run and just type “control”). The first option you’ll see is called “Color Management” and that’s where you should go.
A new window will open, with the Devices tab in the foreground. There you will see there is a drop-down list, and you need to click on it and select your monitor at the top. Make sure “Use my settings for this device” is checked, then at the bottom, click Add.
In the window that opens, select “sRGB Virtual Device Model Profile”, then click OK.
Once done, it will have been added in the previous section. What you need to do now is select it and click on “Set as default profile”.
Once done, the yellow, blue or green “tint” on the monitor should disappear. If not, we will try other methods.
Yellow, green or blue monitor? Disable night mode
For some reason there are times when turning on night mode in windows causes the monitor to appear yellow, green, or blue, like it has a tint on it, so let’s check if you have it turned on and if c it does, try disabling it to see if that fixes the problem. To do this, click the Start button and select Settings (the gear icon). Then go to System -> Display and make sure the “Nightlight” option is disabled.
If disabling this option also didn’t solve the problem, there is one more thing to check before throwing the monitor in the trash.
Update Drivers
Drivers can also play a role in this problem, so it never hurts to update them. And in this case we are not talking about the graphics card drivers (it would also be nice to update them, that says it all), but about those of the monitor. To do this, right-click on the Start button and select Device Manager. In the window that opens, find and display “Monitors”, select the monitor that gives you problems and right-click on it, then click on “Update Driver”.
A window will open with a wizard, on the first screen of which we must select the “Search for drivers automatically” option. Let the wizard do its thing, and when it’s done, we recommend restarting your PC to see if it’s taken effect.
In the event that none of this worked and the monitor continues to display yellow, green, or blue, it may have been damaged and you need to send it in for repair or change it. for a new one.
