With Auto HDR, players on Windows 11 enables games that have not been developed for HDR. A monitor of the HDR is supported for this.
In December Microsoft had to admit thatwith the function. These areMicrosoft Seanow fixed.
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- In games, there could be color opportunities.
- Microsoft also said that some games could no longer react.
That happened:With the security updateKB5051987Microsoft fixed the problem. It was published by Microsoft on February 11, 2025 and is mainly a security update.
How to install the update
Affected players who have already installed the latest version of Windows 11 can fix the problem by installing the latest update.
To do this, simply call Start> Settings> "Windows Update" and click on the button "Search for updates". Windows update should offer the latest update. As a rule, security updates are installed automatically.
In order to prevent the spread of the problem, Microsoft has also set up an update lock.Windows 11 PCs with older versions of the operating system were prevented from updating to Windows 11 24H2. However, the lock only affected systems on which Auto HDR was activated. Microsoft also lifted this lock.
The update to Windows 11 24H2 should now be offered on affected systems.
A few weeks ago, Microsoft also lifted another lock, the players concerned. The problem occurred in several Ubisoft games. The games affected could no longer react after the start of the game or during play.
Thus all problems affect the players concerned by Microsoft.
Now your opinion is asked. Support your monitor HDR and do you use the Windows 11 Auto HDR function? Or do you keep the whole topic HDR rather cold? Please write us a comment.
