In this article we will discuss two solutions to the issue of screen going black and white in Windows 10.
Computer display turning grayscale
The Windows 10 Fall Creators update brings some exciting features for users. Unfortunately, some features get turned on mistakenly using unintended keyboard shortcuts. This issue arises from the same cause. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update has a color filters feature. The user can turn on/off color filters in Windows 10. This feature is especially useful for visually impaired people who want a high contrast display.
Computer display turning grayscale Turn on/off Windows 10 color filters Keyboard shortcut for enabling/disabling Windows 10 color filters Conclusion
Turn on/off Windows 10 color filters
To turn on or off Windows 10 color filters, follow the instructions below: There are a lot of filters but since grayscale filter is selected by default, enabling the toggle button will make your screen black and white. Other filters include the following:
Keyboard shortcut for enabling/disabling Windows 10 color filters
Most probably, you had enabled Windows 10 color filters using a keyboard shortcut key mistakenly. To enable or disable color filters in Windows 10, just press Windows Key + Ctrl + C. This will enable color filters. If they are already enabled, pressing the same key sequence will disable the color filters.
Conclusion
Hopefully this will solve your computer screen going black and white or grayscale.This Windows 10 setting is permanent and will not revert even after restarting your computer. You will have to manually disable this setting if it is enabled mistakenly. Please note that the color filters feature is only available in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709). If you can’t find it then you don’t have the latest version of Windows. You may download and install the latest Windows 10 from here.
