This tutorial will show you how to change the Screen Tint color for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8497 (Experimental), build 26220.8491 (Beta 25H2), build 28020.2298 (Beta 26H1), build 26100.8728 (RP 24H2), and build 26200.8728 (RP 25H2) for Insiders, Microsoft is introducing screen tint, a new accessibility setting that applies a color overlay across your entire display, softening its intensity so it's easier on your eyes throughout the day. If bright, saturated screens leave you with tired or sensitive eyes by the end of a long session, screen tint can help.
Night light warms your display to reduce blue light that can interfere with sleep. Screen tint reduces overall screen intensity to ease eye fatigue and light sensitivity during the day. They tackle different problems and you can use both at the same time, one working on warmth and the other on intensity.
You can select or create a custom color tint with the strength you want used for the screen tint.
If you do not have the Screen Tint feature available in the build above yet and would like to try it now, you can enable it using the ViVeTool command below.
vivetool.exe /enable /id:60662124
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The color you select will only be used while Screen Tint is turned on.
Contents
- Option One: Change Screen Tint Color in Settings
- Option Two: Change Screen Tint Color using REG file
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the left side, and click/tap on Screen tint on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Do step 4 (select) or step 5 (custom) below for which color you want.
4 Select Color for Screen Tint
A) Select (check) an available color you want to use, and go to step 6. (see screenshot below)
Custom tint will only be available if you already created a custom tint in step 5.
5 Create or Change Custom Color for Screen Tint
The custom color you use in this step is saved to the CustomTintColor and CustomTintSelected DWORD values in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint
A) Click/tap on the View colors button for Custom tint. (see screenshot below)
B) Select and adjust a custom color you want, click/tap on Done when finished, and go to step 6. (see screenshots below)
You can click/tap on More to enter a RGB or HSV color code.
6 You can change the color Strength applied to the screen tint.
7 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (Calm amber), step 3 (Rose tint), step 4 (Soft yellow), step 5 (Cool blue), step 6 (Gentle green), step 7 (Natural grey), or step 8 (Custom tint) below for which screen tint color you want to use.
2. Select "Calm amber" Screen Tint
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 9 below.
Calm_amber_Screen_Tint.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint]
"TintType"=dword:00000001 3. Select "Rose tint" Screen Tint
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 9 below.
Rose_tint_Screen_Tint.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint]
"TintType"=dword:00000002 4. Select "Soft yellow" Screen Tint
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 9 below.
Soft_yellow_Screen_Tint.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint]
"TintType"=dword:00000003 5. Select "Cool blue" Screen Tint
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 9 below.
Cool_blue_Screen_Tint.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint]
"TintType"=dword:00000004 6. Select "Gentle green" Screen Tint
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 9 below.
Gentle_green_Screen_Tint.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint]
"TintType"=dword:00000005 7. Select "Natural grey" Screen Tint
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 9 below.
Natural_grey_Screen_Tint.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint]
"TintType"=dword:00000006 8. Select "Custom tint" Screen Tint
This option will use the custom color you created in step 5 of Option One.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 9 below.
Custom_tint_Screen_Tint.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ScreenTint]
"TintType"=dword:000000009 Save the REG file to your desktop.
10 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
11 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
12 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
13 Either sign out and sign in or restart the computer to apply.
14 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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