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Like it does on Windows Xp when you hit Start->Turn Off->and wait for a few seconds. Everything turns greyscale. I would like to make this a permanent thing, cause it looks cool. Anyone can help? My monitor is samsung 540n. Thanks!

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The brief momentary greyscale you see when XP is shutting down is not a user-toggleable “grayscale mode.” , the quickest reliable ways to make the whole display stay black-and-white are either at the hardware/GPU level or by loading a display-wide color transform (not the accessibility/theme tricks suggested earlier).

Try these, in order of simplicity:

  • Monitor OSD: many monitors (including Samsung SyncMaster models) have a Color/Picture menu with a Saturation or Color Temperature option. If there is a Saturation control, set it to the minimum (or choose a monochrome mode if available). If only RGB sliders exist, set R=G=B for a neutral tint. This changes every input and is reversible from the monitor menu.

  • Video driver controls: the GPU control panels (NVIDIA Control Panel, AMD/ATI Catalyst, Intel Graphics properties) usually expose Saturation/Hue or a color matrix. Set saturation to 0 or apply a desaturation/color matrix to get true grayscale across the desktop. These settings are per‑driver but affect all apps.

  • Color profile / LUT tools: create or load a grayscale ICC/profile or a GPU LUT using utilities such as PowerStrip, Argyll/DisplayCAL, or similar color-management tools. These can produce a mathematically correct grayscale by forcing R,G,B to the same luminance mapping. This is the most flexible method but is more advanced.

Notes and cautions: the accessibility/theme suggestions in earlier replies are useful for contrast but do not produce a native grayscale. Some software that does per-window color transforms may not affect screenshots or hardware-accelerated video; test before doing color-critical work. Keep a note of original settings so changes can be reverted quickly.

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Member Avatar for pcs365_2

Hi,

For xp press Alt+Shift and Print Screen (or prt sc) on your keepboard then a window should pop-up saying you press these keys then press yes.
It will go to high contrast, im sure its close enough to what you looking for.
To turn of press the same keys and will will go back to normal.

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Hi,

For xp press Alt+Shift and Print Screen (or prt sc) on your keepboard then a window should pop-up saying you press these keys then press yes.
It will go to high contrast, im sure its close enough to what you looking for.
To turn of press the same keys and will will go back to normal.

nice tips. but he didn't want it. I am not sure:confused:may be it not possible.

Member Avatar for pcs365_4

Hi, try this:

1. Right click on ''My Computer" and select "Properties"
2. Click on "Advanced" tab
3. Under "Performance", click on "Settings"
4. In the new window named "Performance Options", click on "Visual Effects" and select "Adjust for best performance". Finally click on OK.

Now everything would be almost grey. But web sites and icons would still be appearing in colors.

Note: This also helps you increase system speed. All the best!!

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You may also try this Black theme from Microsoft:

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turn the moniter off!

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