• Windows 11 includes HDR support for apps that use ICC profiles.
  • You can enable the “Use legacy display ICC color management” feature on the app > Properties > Compatibility .

On Windows 11 , when high dynamic range (HDR) is enabled, some apps that use International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles (such as Photoshop, CorelDraw, and similar apps) do not display colors accurately since they are restricted to the sRGB color gamut. However, the system has a feature that allows these apps to access the whole gamut of HDR-capable displays to show colors more accurately.

The feature is known as “Use legacy display ICC color management,” and you can enable it on each app that can take advantage of the high dynamic range technology.

This guide will teach you the steps to enable or disable HDR support for color-managed applications on Windows 11.

  • Enable display ICC color management on Windows 11
  • Disable display ICC color management on Windows 11

Enable display ICC color management on Windows 11

To turn on HDR support color-managed apps on Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Close the app in question.
  2. Right-click the app icon and select the Properties option.
  3. Click the Compatibility tab. Close the app in question.
  4. Under the “Settings” section, check the “Use legacy display ICC color management” option.
  5. Click the Apply button.
  6. Click the OK button.

Once you complete the steps, the app will display more accurate colors and access the full gamut from the HDR display. However, the feature will only take effect when HDR mode is enabled.

Disable display ICC color management on Windows 11

To restrict HDR support for apps, use these steps.

  1. Close the app in question.
  2. Right-click the app icon and s elect the Properties option.
  3. Click the Compatibility tab.
  4. Under the “Settings” section, clear the “Use legacy display ICC color management” option.
  5. Click the Apply button.
  6. Click the OK button.

After completing the steps, apps that use the International Color Consortium display color profiles will again be limited to the sRGB color gamut.

  • To choose a default printer on Windows 11, open Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners, choose the printer, and click the “Set as default” button.
  • If the option isn’t available, turn off the “Let Windows manage my default printer” toggle switch on” Printers & scanners” and then choose the printer and click the “Set as default” button.

On Windows 11, when you install multiple printers , the system will automatically configure the most recent device as the default with the “Let Windows manage my default printer” feature.

Although this could be a convenient feature for many users, it’ll keep changing the default printer, increasing the chances of sending the print job to the wrong device. Also, if you try to change the settings, you will find that setting a printer as one of the defaults is missing from the Settings app. However, if you must change the default printer manually, Windows 11 lets you modify this behavior. You only need to disable the feature that controls your printers to make the “Set as default” option available.

This guide will teach you the steps to choose the default printer on Windows 11.

  • Set default printer on Windows 11
  • Set default printer on Windows 11 from Command Prompt

Set default printer on Windows 11

To change the default printer on Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Open Settings on Windows 11.
  2. Click on Bluetooth & devices .
  3. Click the Printers & scanners tab.
  4. Under the “Printer preferences” section, turn off the “Let Windows manage my default printer” toggle switch to enable the option to choose a default printer. (Otherwise, you will be unable to set a printer as default.)
  5. Select the printer to make the new system default.
  6. Click the “Set as default” button to change the default printer on Windows 11.

Once you complete the steps, the selected printer will become the new default on Windows 11.

Set default printer on Windows 11 from Command Prompt

To change the default printer from Command Prompt on Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Open Start .
  2. Search for Command Prompt , right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
  3. (Optional) Type the following command to disable the “Let Windows manage my default printer” feature and press Enter : Reg Add “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows” /v LegacyDefaultPrinterMode /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f Quick note: You must disable this feature before running the command to change the default printer. Otherwise, the system will not change settings. If you already have this feature disabled, you can skip this step.
  4. (Optional) Type the following command to determine the printer’s name and press Enter : wmic printer list brief Quick tip: You can also run the “Get-Printer | Format-Table” command on PowerShell. If you already know the printer’s exact name, you don’t need to run this command.
  5. Type the following command to change the default printer on Windows 11 and press Enter : RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /y /n “PRINTER-NAME” In the command, change PRINTER-NAME for the name of your printer (see step 4) . For example, this command set the “Office HP Printer” as the system default: RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /y /n “Office HP Printer”

After you complete the steps, the command will set the new default printer on Windows 11.