{"id":12027,"date":"2018-06-28T03:55:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T03:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12027"},"modified":"2018-06-29T02:05:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T02:05:45","slug":"open-color-management-in-windows-10-8-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-color-management-in-windows-10-8-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open Color Management in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colors on your monitor look weird or is it darker than normal? If your monitor&#8217;s color and brightness are messed up, you can use the Color Management to calibrate your monitor by installing the proper color profile to help get more accurate colors. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you quick ways to open Color Management in Windows 10, 8 and 7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/color-management.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Color Management via Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button and then type &#8220;<strong>color management<\/strong>&#8220;, click on the Color Management shortcut that appears as the first result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/search-for-color-management.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Color Management via Run<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + R together to get to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-open-run-command-box-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Run dialog box<\/a>. Type <strong>colorcpl<\/strong> and press Enter to launch Color Management.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/run-colorcpl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Color Management from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Control Panel<\/a>. Select <strong>Large icons<\/strong> from the &#8220;<strong>View by<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down menu on the upper-right corner, and you can then access the <strong>Color Management<\/strong> utility directly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/open-color-management-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open Color Management from Command Prompt or PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Command Prompt<\/a>, type <strong>colorcpl<\/strong> and hit Enter. This will open the Color Management window immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/colorcpl-command-prompt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another similar way is to run the same command in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-run-powershell-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows PowerShell console<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Calibrating your monitor is a simple task to help you make sure colors look as accurate as possible on your computer&#8217;s screen. If you need to switch the color profile <span class=\"st\">as often as you want<\/span>, it&#8217;s necessary to create a desktop shortcut to access the Color Management utility (<code>c:\\windows\\system32\\colorcpl.exe<\/code>).<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colors on your monitor look weird or is it darker than normal? If your monitor&#8217;s color and brightness are messed up, you can use the Color Management to calibrate your monitor by installing the proper color profile to help get more accurate colors. 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