Ventura 13.3 & 13.3.1 BUG forgetting HDR Display settings (it keeps turning off)

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Ventura 13.3 & 13.3.1 BUG forgetting HDR Display settings (it keeps turning off)

Ever since upgrading to Ventura 13.3 (22E252) I have experienced the High Dynamic Range (HDR) setting in System Settings -> Displays turning off by itself sometimes after sleep. I have to manually turn it back on multiple times throughout the day. This is incredibly annoying and seems like a bug.

Is anyone else having this issue? I'm using a M2 Pro Mac Mini and a Dell U2723QE monitor. This was not an issue until Ventura 13.3, and still occurs on 13.3.1 (22E261).

Posted on Apr 12, 2023 9:46 AM

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Old Toad

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Apr 12, 2023 9:51 AM in response to trellised

Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following;

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files

NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

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trellised Author

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Apr 25, 2023 9:45 AM in response to Old Toad

I can now confirm that this exact same issue happens in Safe Mode as well.

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trellised Author

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Apr 14, 2023 11:39 AM in response to Old Toad

As this is an intermittent issue, and I need third party extensions to do my work, I don't think this is a safe mode issue. This was not an issue before Ventura 13.3, and there are many others on Reddit facing this same bug.

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Old Toad

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Apr 25, 2023 9:57 AM in response to trellised

What I would do at this time would be to boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down - Intel Macs) or (How to Boot an M1 Mac into Recovery Mode) and reinstall the system. This will not affect your user data but be sure to have a full and complete backup anyway.

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Old Toad

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Apr 14, 2023 12:22 PM in response to trellised

If it's intermittent then just boot into Safe Mode to run the repair listed above and reboot normally. Then check to see if there's any improvement.

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Ventura 13.3 & 13.3.1 BUG forgetting HDR Display settings (it keeps turning off)

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