New screen tint feature discovered in Windows 11 is designed to help with eye strain and even combating migraines

Computing Software Windows New screen tint feature discovered in Windows 11 is designed to help with eye strain and even combating migraines News By Darren Allan published 28 April 2026 This isn't a substitute for healthy screen habits, mind When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock/Crizzy Studio) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter There's a hidden Screen Tint feature in a new Windows 11 preview buildIt offers a choice of six preset modes designed to deal with various issuesYou can also set your own color tint, and its strength, giving you plenty of customization optionsWindows 11 is apparently set to get a new accessibility feature, one that can tint the display to make it more suitable and easier on the eyes for reading, or even help guard against a migraine developing.Windows Latest flagged up a post on X from regular leaker PhantomOfEarth, who uncovered the new Screen Tint feature in a recent preview build of Windows 11, where it's present in the accessibility settings for the OS.It's essentially a supercharged version of the current Night Light feature, offering a range of six preset colors, and the ability to set your own custom color tint. There's also a slider to adjust the strength of the effect, so you can have a deeper, more intense tint should you wish.Article continues below You may like Windows 11 gets an easy way to access dark mode, and a fix for 'flashbangs' How to choose a laptop or PC screen that won't strain your eyes Windows 11 tool delivers a simple — but very handy — feature to the desktop The provided presets include a 'calm amber' tint, which is designed to be helpful for long periods of using your Windows 11 PC to defend against eye strain. (This is the closest tint to the existing Night Light feature, it's worth noting). There's also a 'rose tint', which is the color that aims to reduce migraine triggers as mentioned at the outset, and another warm tint, 'soft yellow', is for helping to mitigate any discomfort when reading text.At the colder side of the color temperature range, there's 'cool blue' to combat glare sensitivity, while 'gentle green' is for relief from photophobia (light sensitivity). Finally, the 'natural grey' tint is for those who dislike the starker contrast levels of the standard black-and-white look of Windows 11.Analysis: commendably customizable (Image credit: PhantomOfEarth on X / Microsoft)Remember, this new feature is not even in testing yet, so the usual rule applies — it could be an idea that Microsoft is toying with, but might abandon. Or at least the implementation could end up different to what we see here, which is a feature hidden in the background that's been enabled by poking around under the hood of Windows 11.As noted by Windows Latest, which experimented with the Screen Tint ability, it doesn't work properly yet. The results can include screen flickering or the colors being wrongly applied, but that's only to be expected considering the feature isn't official yet. window.sliceComponents = window.sliceComponents || {}; externalsScriptLoaded.then(() => { window.reliablePageLoad.then(() => { var componentContainer = document.querySelector("#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Ex4zFyMpaCfqAqdrCfBerA"); if…

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