You can skip this step if you already had HDR turned on. To the right, click to ‘Off’ toggle to enable HDR support in general, the click anywhere within the Use HDR section to open the HDR submenu. Step 2: Assuming, again, that your monitor supports HDR, there should be a Use HDR section in the Display settings menu. You could also open up Windows 11's settings through the Start menu search bar, but this is quicker. Step 1: Right click anywhere on the desktop (anywhere except on an icon or shortcut, obviously) and click on Display settings. How to enable Auto HDR using Windows 11 settings There are two methods for enabling Auto HDR, one through Windows’ settings and one through the Xbox Game Bar, so read on for step-by-step-guides to both. With an appropriate monitor and Windows 11 installed, you should be good to go. Our best gaming monitors list includes a few HDR-ready models, including some relatively affordable ones. Auto HDR is tied into the general system HDR settings in Windows 11, meaning it can detect whether you have an HDR monitor or not – and if not, you can't so much as attempt to enable Auto HDR.
Yes, Auto HDR is all about making HDR’s vivid-isation effect more accessible, but you’ll still need a display that can output the brightness levels required to make a visible difference.
The first thing you’ll need is an HDR-compatible monitor.
