
In order for that new profile to work properly, you have to load the gamma correction data into the LUT table of your video card. That's the whole point of Color Management.Īs many of you know, when you calibrate & profile your monitor using the appropriate hardware/software package, the profiler software generates ICC profile for the monitor as well as gamma correction table stored inside that ICC profile. Moreover, removing monitor profile from the Windows Color Management settings is not a "fix". This bug will not reveal itself if Windows is set to use its default color profiles. It is exactly "calibrating and profiling your monitor" that activates this bug. Secondly, people who suggest that you should "calibrate and profile your monitor" are completely missing the crux of the matter. Windows Photo Viewer implements color management improperly.

Firstly, the effect you observe is a major and well-known bug in Windows Photo Viewer - the program that launches by default when you double-click on the picture.
