Red Tint On Laptop Screen - Causes and How to Fix It

A red tint on your laptop screen can be distracting—whether you’re working, browsing, or gaming. It’s usually caused by one of a few common issues:

• Night Light mode adding a warm color filter
• Outdated or corrupted display drivers
• Third-party display software overriding color settings
• Misconfigured color calibration
• Loose or faulty cables, if you’re using an external monitor

The good news? Most of these are easy to fix. In this guide, we’ll walk you through simple steps to identify the cause and get your screen back to normal.

How do I fix a red tint on a laptop screen?

Before going through these solutions, if you use a monitor, ensure the connections are tight and correctly done. This way, you will rule out the possibility of simple issues arising from poor cable connections.

1. Confirm the Night Light mode is disabled

1.1 Disabling Night mode

1. Press the Windows + I keyboard shortcut to open the Settings app.
2. Open System, then under the Display section, toggle the Night Light mode off.
   

1.2 Reducing screen warmth

1. Press the Windows + I keyboard shortcut to open the Settings app.
2. Choose System, then under the Display section, click Night Light settings.
   
3. Under Color temperature at night, move the slider to the right to reduce the red tint effect.

2. Check the display driver

2.1 Update the driver

1. Right-click Start and open Device Manager.
   
2. Expand Display adapters.
3. Right-click on your GPU and choose Update driver from the contextual menu.
   
4. Click Search automatically for drivers.
   

Another reliable and easy way of updating your display drivers is to use an automated program, such as Outbyte Driver Updater, to help you find the most recent updates from its abundant database with a single click.

2.2 Reinstall the driver

1. Right-click Start and open Device Manager.
   
2. Expand Display adapters.
   
3. Right-click on your GPU and click Uninstall device.
   
4. Restart your PC and wait until the system installs the driver.

3. Inspect the accompanying third-party software

1. Press Windows + R, type control panel, and hit Enter.
   
2. Click Uninstall a program.
   
3. Search the list of programs for anyone associated with display configuration, click on it and select Uninstall.
   

4. Recalibrate display colors

1. Click the Search menu and type calibrate display color, then select the Calibrate display color app.
   
2. Click Next and follow the instructions to calibrate the color.
   

That’s it. The red tint on your laptop screen should now be gone. Since we have not written them in any particular order, you should pick the most appropriate.

This isn’t the only issue, and many encountered red screen while playing games as well as red lines on laptop screen.

If you’re unlucky, you might even encounter a Red Screen of Death error on your PC, but we have a guide that addresses it, so you shouldn’t worry too much.

Finally, don’t forget to tell us whether writing this was worthwhile or if the screen is still infuriatingly reddish. You can do that in the comments section below.