Causes of a Computer Screen That Turns Black and White A computer screen switching from colors to black and white is usually the result of activating an accessibility setting or color filter option.

How to Fix Color Resolution on a Computer. Screen resolutions have different color depths, which determine the number of unique colors the computer can reproduce in an image.

How Do You Fix Fading Color on Your Computer Screen?. Windows 7 provides steps to calibrate your monitor when faded colors interfere with your view of text and images.