14 DAY TRIAL // KB5009566 is Microsoft’s most recent cumulative update for Windows 11 devices, as the company shipped it today as part of the January 2022 Patch Tuesday rollout.
Just like all the other cumulative updates that go live on a Patch Tuesday, its main focus is on security improvements. However, as it happens with cumulative updates, there’s also a known issue in there, and Microsoft says it’s working on taking care of it.
More specifically, the company explains that some image editing programs might not be able to render colors correctly on certain HDR configurations.
Fix to be ready later this month
“After installing Windows 11, some image editing programs might not render colors correctly on certain high dynamic range (HDR) displays. This is frequently observed with white colors, which could display in bright yellow or other colors,” the company explains on the official KB page of the update.
“This issue occurs when certain color-rendering Win32 APIs return unexpected information or errors under specific conditions. Not all color profile management programs are affected, and color profile options available in the Windows 11 Settings page, including Microsoft Color Control Panel, are expected to function correctly.”
The good news is that Microsoft is already working on a fix, and surprisingly, it wouldn’t take much for the company to come up with a fix.
According to the information published on the linked KB page, the software giant intends to release a full fix later this month. However, there’s a chance this fix will originally be included in the optional cumulative update going live late every month, with everybody else to receive as part of the next Patch Tuesday cycle in February 2022.
In the meantime, no other workaround is known to exist, but given a full patch is just around the corner, just make sure automatic updates are enabled on your device.