Calibration not loading on startup (Win 8.1)

[Sander]

Hi,

I just calibrated my laptop screen using DisplayCAL, and applied the profile as a system-wide profile and checked the load on startup box. The problem is that the profile doesn’t load on startup. I have to manually open profile loader in order for the profile to be applied.

I also tried running DisplayCAL as an admin and hitting the install profile button, but without any luck..

Regards,
Sander de Lange

[Florian Höch]

Hi,

I have to manually open profile loader in order for the profile to be applied.

How did you install DisplayCAL? Or are you using the portable version (ZIP)?

[Sander]

I installed it through the installer in the default installation directory (Program files). I didn’t start the installer as an administrator, but it requested admin privileges when it was going to install.

[Florian Höch]

Check Windows task scheduler. There should be a task “DisplayCAL Profile Loader Launcher”. If the profile loader is already running, close it. Then, right-click the task and select “Run”. The profile loader should launch.

[Sander]

The task is there, it’s enabled and hitting Run does indeed load the profile. But after rebooting I have to do this again..

[Sander]

Okay I got it fixed by setting ‘if the task is already running’ to ‘stop the existing instance’

[Florian Höch]

Okay I got it fixed by setting ‘if the task is already running’ to ‘stop the existing instance’

I fail to see how that could possibly work. After logon, there will be no existing instance, because the task will start it.

[Sander]

I don’t get it either, but it seems to be working fine, even after a reboot.. Previously, the task wouldn’t run, it showed the task hasn’t been executed a single time and the status was queued.

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