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      Styphoryte
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      @kneetzstopz I am sorry I know this is quite old now, but have you tried the basics like reinstalling your integrated graphics driver for your laptop? Maybe by now you've fixed it, I hope. Sounds like a very strange bug.

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        fckflux
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        holy cow. 7 years later this issue still persists. after exiting f.lux, colors look washed, if you open a File Explorer window, buttons get washed out unles you enable f.lux and set day time to 4000K or enable night shift

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          fckflux @Styphoryte
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          @Styphoryte said in Never EVER install. You will never recover the monitor colors after uninstall:

          @kneetzstopz I am sorry I know this is quite old now, but have you tried the basics like reinstalling your integrated graphics driver for your laptop? Maybe by now you've fixed it, I hope. Sounds like a very strange bug.

          reinstalling drivers because a stupid software changes settings that "forgets" to undo on uninstallation seems not right

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            fckflux @Tungsten_smooth
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            @Tungsten_smooth did not work for me. Had to set it to 4000K to get somewhat usable but not identical to situation before installing f.lux. interesting this only affects what is displayed on the monitor. if you capture a screenshot and view the file on a different computer, the image is natural.

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              herf @fckflux
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              @fckflux thanks for your concern.

              The proper way for drivers to work is to avoid remembering settings from an app after it is uninstalled, but some did this several years ago anyway. So as we've documented, the only two fixes are to update the buggy, old drivers (which helps in a lot of ways) or keep f.lux installed with some lesser settings until the driver memorizes these instead.

              Once we are uninstalled, it really isn't our code running anymore.

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                fckflux @herf
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                @herf said in Never EVER install. You will never recover the monitor colors after uninstall:

                @fckflux thanks for your concern.

                The proper way for drivers to work is to avoid remembering settings from an app after it is uninstalled, but some did this several years ago anyway. So as we've documented, the only two fixes are to update the buggy, old drivers (which helps in a lot of ways) or keep f.lux installed with some lesser settings until the driver memorizes these instead.

                Once we are uninstalled, it really isn't our code running anymore.

                how is old or buggy this driver running on windows 11 on 2021 hardware?

                and yes I did uninstall the driver and reinstalled. somewhere in the system f.lux has done some changes that persist after it's uninstallation. I've tried resetting the color management profile, tried using a different new user, no effect.

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                  Styphoryte @fckflux
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                  @fckflux Lol, happened to see your reply a little late perhaps. I see your username and that's hilarious, why bother using f.lux anyways man you have a laptop with brightness hotkeys to change your brightness so no need! Also just use Windows night mode or use LightBulb instead for christ sike. Dude's probably still complaining about his washed out color's, sheeeeeeit if necessary reinstall darn Windows! Then simple don't ever reinstall f.lux on that laptop. Not hard.

                  I stand by F.lux and have been using it for years no problem with AMD & Nvidia GPU's, all kinds of different hardware. But hopefully by now you've already fixed your issue...

                  What really gets me is when you say "7 years later this issue still persists." I'm uncertain as to what to think about that. Do you mean you've been dealing with this same issue after installing F.lux from 7 years ago? If so dude, maybe you should get a new laptop. LMAO. But If I think what you really meant is that you've seen other threads from people 7 years ago with this same problem then that would obviously make more sense.

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