System Remove Display Color Profile in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to remove a color profile for a display for your account or all users in Windows 11.

Calibrating a display will create a new color profile for the display where the calibration tool is located.

You can remove color profiles you no longer want for a display.

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1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Display on the right side. (see screenshot below)



3 Click/tap on Color profile. (see screenshot below)


4 If you have multiple displays connected to your PC, select the display you want to remove a color profile for in the drop menu at the top. (see screenshot below step 5)

5 Click/tap on a color profile you want to remove to expand it open, and click/tap on Remove. (see screenshot below)


6 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.





1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Color Management (colorcpl.exe) icon.

2 Click/tap on the Devices tab in Color Management. (see screenshots below)

3 If you have multiple displays connected to your PC, select the display you want to change the color profile for in the Device drop menu at the top.

4 Check Use my settings for this device.

5 Under Profiles associated with this device select a color profile you want to remove for this display.

6 Click/tap on the Remove button.

7 If prompted, click/tap on Continue to confirm.

8 Click/tap on Close when finished.

You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

This option will permanently delete any removed color profiles from the computer.

1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Color Management (colorcpl.exe) icon.

2 Click/tap on the All Profiles tab in Color Management. (see screenshots below)

3 Under The following profiles are installed on your system select a color profile you want to remove for all displays.

4 Click/tap on the Remove button.

5 Click/tap on Continue to confirm.

6 Click/tap on Close when finished.

You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

This option will permanently delete any removed color profiles from the computer.

1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Navigate to the folder below in File Explorer. (see screenshots below)


3 Select one or more color profile(s) you want to remove for all displays.

4 Delete the selected color profile(s).

5 Click/tap on Continue to confirm.

6 Close File Explorer when finished.




That's it,
Shawn Brink