Hello all,

I have Windows 11 running in a VM and it is triggering my symptoms. I have no issues on the Windows 10 machine that I am opening the VM from via RDP. What is it about Windows 11 and their colors that are making me dizzy/motion sick?

Also, since it’s running in a VM, I thought this would not be caused.

Thank you,

K.

    dutv Did that help you? Or some other reason for causing strain?

      Apologies for missing these answers. I was thinking it’s colors because after trying everything else, it seems like the vibrant colors of windows 11 is making me ill. Or it’s the contrast. I changed screens, tried across machines, adjusted so many items this was the last consistent item I could think of… that one of the color combos is causing issues.

      not sure if that is the case, but seems odd that the VM running Win 11 is problematic but the actual Wind 10 machine running the VM is not.

      I would try the uninstall but it’s a work VM.

        Dizzy You should be able to make the screen go to "grayscale" (black and white) to see if it's really colors. In some limited testing I've seen shades of gray to potentially aggravate dithering, but maybe worth a try.

            I tried those aspects but for some reason I can’t figure out Windows 11 makes me sick (motion sick) even on a VM while Windows 10 is fine.

            Any ideas what is visually different about Windows 11 versus 10 and how to turn it off

            Which version of win 11 do you use? if 22h2 - that means that you have such symptoms as me. Try to find info on these forums, I made a few topics. Spoiler: there is no solution. and no explanation of this

              arturpanteleev I am using 21H2 and have used other versions… been all over the forum but no such luck yet in resolving the symptoms.

                Something interesting. I went onto my Windows 10 and turned on High Contrast… and it triggered my symptoms. Turned it off and I felt better.

                In Windows 11 these are called “Contrast Themes” and can be set to none. I also removed the Windows Theme (set to solid color). It will take a few days to a week to recover before testing again

                arturpanteleev What about setting the Theme to a solid color background? Maybe the Windows Themes are doing more than what it appears?

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