It may be possible that you have just added a new screen to your PC, or that your old display device has lost its novelty and the colors have kind of faded away. In such cases, you may want to recalibrate your screen often. If you work with videos and images or play games on your PC, calibrating your monitor would assist you to achieve more natural colors. Not only that, but the colors of the images on your device may be nearly the same as on other devices if you are sharing. If all display devices were calibrated the same way, the colors of every item would appear to be the same on each display device. Sadly, each display monitor manufacturer has its own calibration configuration, bringing nonlinearity to the colors across different devices. Thankfully, Windows 11 includes a free display calibration tool that helps you adjust your gamma, brightness, contrast, and color balance. The preinstalled Display Color Calibration tool allows you to adjust some settings through the tool, while some need to be adjusted through the menu on the display device itself. Before we begin calibrating our display(s), let us show you 4 ways you can access the Display Color Calibration tool in Windows 11.

How to Open Display Color Calibration in Windows 11

Through Run

You can open the Display Color Calibration tool by typing in a small cmdlet in Run, which will open the tool for you. Type in dccw in Run and hit Enter to launch the tool.Launch the Display Color Calibration tool through Run

Another quick way to launch the tool is by searching from it through the Windows Search box. Search for “Calibrate” in the Search box. When Calibrate display color is highlighted, hit Enter on the keyboard.

Through the Control Panel

The calibration tool can also be accessed through the Control Panel. Here is how: The Display Color Calibration tool will now be launched.

Through Settings App

The tool can also be accessed through the Settings app. Here is how: Now that you know how to access the tool, let us now continue to learn how to use it.

How to Calibrate Monitor Display Color in Windows 11

As we mentioned earlier, it is important to calibrate your display colors so that if you share your work with someone, they may see the same colors that you see on yours. It is not necessary that what may seem vibrant on your display device will seem the same way on another device. Some users believe that calibration may only be needed once the display device is being set up for the first time. However, that is not entirely true. Yes, you should calibrate your monitor when it is being used for the first time. However, the best practice is to recalibrate it every 6 months. This is because the display devices can lose their color sharpness, changing the output results from the actual colors. Here is how you can (re)calibrate your display device(s) easily (for free) using the built-in Display Color Calibration tool in Windows 11:

Closing words

The Display Color Calibration tool has been around for some time now. If you are using Windows 10, you can also use this tool to calibrate your display settings there as well. Another useful calibration tool in Windows is the ClearType Tuner. This tool helps you calibrate the text by adjusting its font, thickness, height, sharpness, etc. Not only that, you can use this tool for text calibration of each display monitor. If you have the time, you can access the ClearType Tuner tool by keeping the box checked in step 13 above, or by searching for it through the Search box. Also see:

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