About killing the Explorer process, did you do that prior to running a game which uses the 256 color mode? I've typically killed the explorer after the game launches with a .bat file and delays, but I've tried both ways without any effect on the black & white issue. There is also some workarounds …

I have a glitch that I have not been able to find any support for, and as such, I fear it is unique to me. If my Windows-7 computer switches to 256 Color Mode, the output displays as Black & White (Bitmap, Not Grayscale). This occurs if a game switches to 256 colors or if I manually switch to 256 …