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HansvanHaren
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October 29, 2025
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Change in Dark areas after updating LRC (windows 10)

  • October 29, 2025
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I noticed a serious change in the dark areas after my latest upgrade to version 15. 

It is then necessary to adjust the glider again to a neutral level. 

I this normal after upgrading the version?

 

best regards,

 

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dj_paige
dj_paige
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October 29, 2025
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I noticed a serious change in the dark areas after my latest upgrade to version 15. 

It is then necessary to adjust the glider again to a neutral level. 

I this normal after upgrading the version?


By @HansvanHaren

 

No it is not normal, and I am not experiencing this issue.

 

Can you show us a screen capture of the image before the upgrade, and then after the upgrade? Please use the "Insert Photos" icon to include your screen captures in your reply. Do NOT attach files.

Also, please tell us if the sliders are in the same position before the upgrade and after the upgrade.

 

Occasionally, people find that LrC has upgraded the WRONG catalog file. Could that have happened here?

Sameer K
Community Manager
Sameer KCommunity Manager
Community Manager
October 29, 2025

Hey, @HansvanHaren. Welcome to the Lightroom Classic Community. I'll need more info to help you figure this out. 

 

Please share more details, such as the operating system version, screenshots, and a short video of the error/behavior. Does this happen with a specific set of images? 

 

Are the 'dark areas' changed in the Library module only? Do you see any changes in the History of these images in the Develop Module? 

 

Awaiting hearing from you. Thanks!
Sameer K
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HansvanHarenAuthor
Participant
October 31, 2025
@Sameer K

Good morning, Sameer,

I do understand that you need additional info from me. In the meantime, I discovered that it also occurred some months ago. This means it is probably not related to the latest version of LRC, or any update.

For the moment I am not able to provide the info you asked for. If it occurs more often, I am prepared to gather more info as you suggested.
I will come back to you if the problem remains.

Thanks for your response.

Best regards,
Hans van Haren
Per Berntsen
Community Expert
Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 31, 2025

When LrC displays wrong colors, it's usually either a GPU driver issue or a defective monitor profile.

Do images display normally if you disable the GPU in LrC? (Edit > Preferences > Performance)

If they do, make  sure that your GPU driver is up to date. If you have an Nvidia GPU, make sure to use the Studio driver (if available), not the Game ready driver.

 

If updating the driver doesn't fix the issue, you probably have a defective monitor profile.

All color managed software depend on a sound and correct monitor profile to display correct colors.

The monitor profile is handled by the OS, and Windows updates are known to install profiles from monitor manufacturers, which are often defective out of the box.

 

As troubleshooting, and as a possible temporary fix, try setting the monitor profile to sRGB. Use Adobe RGB if you have a wide gamut monitor.

If this fixes the issue, you should ideally calibrate your monitor with a hardware calibrator, which will also create and install a custom monitor profile that will be more accurate than sRGB.

With LrC closed, go to Control panel > Color management > Devices tab.

Add the sRGB profile, then set it as default.

 

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