How to Check If Your Monitor Supports HDR in Windows 11 (Home Edition)

 HDR (High Dynamic Range) delivers brighter highlights, deeper shadows, and more accurate colors — but only if your monitor actually supports it.

Windows 11 Home includes an HDR settings page even on non‑HDR displays, so you can quickly check compatibility.

Here’s how to find out whether your monitor supports HDR and what to do if it doesn’t.

Step 1: Open the Display Settings

1. Press Win + I to open Settings.

2. Go to System.

3. Select Display.

Step 2: Open the HDR Settings Page

On Windows 11 Home, HDR does not appear as a toggle on the main Display page. Instead, you will see a link labeled:

• HDR or

• More about HDR

Click this link to open the HDR configuration window.

Step 3: Check Your Display’s HDR Capabilities

Inside the HDR settings window, scroll to the section:

Display capabilities

Windows will show whether your monitor supports:

• HDR video streaming

• HDR games and apps

If your monitor does not support HDR, you will see:

“Not supported” for all HDR features.

Step 4: Understand the HDR Page on a Non‑HDR Monitor

On a non‑HDR monitor, the HDR page will still show:

• a preview image

• a short description about HDR

• “Not supported” under Display capabilities

You cannot enable HDR on this display, but this page helps confirm compatibility.

Step 5: Optional — Check Advanced Display Settings

If you want more technical details:

1. Go back to System → Display

2. Scroll down

3. Click Advanced display

Here you can check:

• refresh rate

• color bit depth

• connection type (HDMI / DisplayPort)

• SDR/HDR capability

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Important Note

If you want HDR in the future, you will need:

• an HDR10‑certified monitor

• HDMI 2.0+ or DisplayPort 1.4+

• brightness of 400–600 nits or higher

• a GPU that supports HDR output

Most standard office monitors do not support HDR.

Disclaimer

This guide is for informational purposes only. Proceed at your own risk.