Installing ICC Profiles (Windows)

June 14, 2018 5:47 pm

Our Basic Calibration service supports Windows 7 or later. The following tutorial shows how to load a display calibration ICC Profile using Windows. View the Mac version.

Download the Sample ICC Profiles.

Windows 7+

Default ICC Profile Location: C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color

Note: Currently with a multi-display setup, the screen mode must be set to extended (not duplicated) for the ICC Profiles to load. See Step 4.

Step 1: Color Management

In the start menu, type “Color Management”, then open the application.

Step 2: Enable Calibration

Note: This step is only required once during initial setup.

Click on the “Advanced” tab, then click “Change system defaults”.

In the new pop-up window click on the “Advanced” tab, then check the box “Use Windows display calibration”. Finally, close the window.

Step 3: Apply ICC Profile

Under the “Devices” tab, select the desired display. Make sure “Use my settings for this device” is checked, then click “Add”.

In the pop-up window, click “Browse” and locate the ICC Profile.

Select the ICC Profile in the list and click “Set as Default Profile”.

Step 4: Multiple Displays

To enable ICC Profiles for multiple displays, right-click on the desktop and choose “Display settings”. Scroll down to “Multiple displays” and set it to “Extend these displays”.

Learn how to install ICC Profiles on a Mac.

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