Should I tick “Use Windows display calibration” in Windows Color Management?

Question

I have an Adobe RGB monitor. Recently, I used a color calibrator to generate an icc profile and installed it following the steps below:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/about-color-management-2a2ed8fa-cf09-83c5-e55c-d1428519f616

After installing the icc profile, Photoshop seems to be able to manage color correctly. Specifically, when I open a sRGB picture, it looks less saturate than before. I think what I see in this case is the correct color.

However, I encountered a problem. Some articles on the Internet tell me that I should tick “Use Windows display calibration” in Windows Color Management after installing the icc profile.

When I tick it, the color of the whole screen will change a little, including Photoshop. So the color displayed in Photoshop seems to be calibrated twice.

In short, whether tick “Use Windows display calibration” or not will generate different colors. I don't know which one is correct.

Please help me. Thank you.

D Fosse · Accepted Answer

No, don't do anything! The software will set it all up automatically. Run the calibrator, at your chosen calibration parameters, done. You are specifically not using Windows display calibration. You do not need to go into the Windows color management dialog at all. BTW, "Adobe RGB monitor" is just a marketing term. It does not match Adobe RGB exactly, and it doesn't have to. The monitor doesn't need to match any standard color space.  Leave it at "native" response, don't use the ARGB preset. From a color management perspective, you could just as well have a monitor half way between standard and wide gamut.

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