For visual disorders (color blindness) users, Windows 11 has a number of built-in sets of color filters. The Color Filters feature is not new to Windows 11. It was even available on Windows 10 as part of the Ease of Access system. You can select any from the Grayscale, Invert, Grayscale Inverted, Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia classic filters.
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How to Enable Color Filters in Windows 11 using Quick Settings?
Step 1. First, click on the volume or network or battery icon on the right corner of the taskbar to open Quick Settings. If you prefer to use keyboard shortcut keys and press
Step 2. In the Quick Settings menu, click the
Step 3. After that, in the Accessibility Quick Settings menu, flip the toggle switch beside
How to Turn On Color Filters in Windows 11 through Settings app?
Step 1. First, open the Settings app by pressing
Step 2. When Windows Settings opens, select the
Step 3. After that, select
Step 4. In the Color filters settings page, snap the toggle switch to On/Off beside
How to Turn On Color Filters in Windows 11 from Keyboard Shortcut?
If you frequently switch Color Filters on a Windows 11 PC, then you might prefer to use a keyboard shortcut.
Step 1. First, open the Settings app by pressing
Step 2. When Windows Settings opens, select the
Step 3. After that, select
Step 4. In the Color filters settings page, enable the toggle switch beside
That’s it. When you’re done, close the Settings app. To quickly enable or disable Color filters on your Windows 11 PC, press the
How to Turn On Color Filters in Windows 11 using Registry Editor?
Step 1. First, open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. When the registry editor window opens, navigate to the following registry key in the left sidebar:-
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ColorFiltering
Step 3. After that, right-click in the blank area on the right sidebar and then select New > DWORD (32-bit) value. Name it as
Step 4. Next, double click on HotkeyEnabled and set its “Value data” to the following:-
- 0 – Disable hotkey
Windows +Ctrl +C . - 1 – Enables hotkey
Windows +Ctrl +C .
Step 5. Finally, click the
Using the above steps, you can enable or disable hotkey for Color filters.
Step 7. Again right-click on the free space on the right sidebar and select the New > DWORD (32-bit) value. Name it
Now, you will have three DWORD (32-bit) values on the right side of the ColorFiltering folder. Before proceeding with the further steps, let me explain their usage.
- Active is responsible for enabling or disabling color filters.
- HotkeyEnabled is used to enable or disable shortcut keys.
- FilterType determines what color filter system uses.
In the above steps, we have already guided you to turn on/off hotkeys. Now, we will advise you regarding the rest of the options.
Step 8. To turn on color filters in Windows 11, double-click the
- 0 – To disable.
- 1 – To enable.
Step 9. When you’re done, click the
Step 10. After that, double click on the FilterType to set its value data. Set the “Value data” as follows:-
- 0 = Grayscale.
- 1 = Inverted.
- 2 = Grayscale inverted.
- 3 = Red-green (green weak, deuteranopia).
- 4 = Red-green (red weak, protanopia).
- 5 = Blue-yellow (tritanopia).
Step 11. Click
Step 12. Sign out and then sign in again to your PC to see the changes.
Good luck.