14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just released Windows 10 build 21382 for Windows Insiders in the Dev channel, and the biggest change in this update is the introduction of HDR support for color managed apps.
Needless to say, software like Adobe Photoshop is the one to benefit from this update, with Microsoft explaining that it has added a new option in the Compatibility tab of each process on Windows 10.
“HDR mode changes the behavior of some creative and artistic apps that use International Color Consortium (ICC) display color profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and CorelDraw (amongst others). In the past, these apps were limited to targeting the sRGB color gamut,” Microsoft explains in the official release notes.
“We have added a new feature that lets these apps get accurate color and access the full gamut of your HDR display. To turn this feature on, close your application, right-click the app’s icon and click in Properties > Compatibility tab and then under Settings select “Use legacy display ICC color management”. This flag only has an effect in HDR mode.”
Plenty of other fixes
This new release also comes with plenty of other fixes, including for a bug that caused a number of games to launch to a black screen.
Furthermore, Microsoft says it has resolved the glitch that caused the OS to incorrectly warn of end of support, as well as a problem that impacted explorer.exe, so the process should now benefit from improved reliability.
Users who have previously been struggling with Windows Update and getting error 0x80070003 are also getting a fix as part of this update.
Keep in mind this is just a preview build, so all improvements are only available for Windows insiders enrolled in the Dev channel. Most likely, the new HDR feature would go live for production devices in the fall as part of the 21H2 feature update.