Black and White uses a copy protection scheme that is incompatible with Windows 10 (and Windows 7 and 8 with Windows update 3086255 installed).

Why did Windows 10 go black and white?

Summary. In summary, if you accidentally triggered the color filters and turned your display black & white, it’s due to the new color filters feature. It can be undone by tapping Windows Key + Control + C again.

Can I still play black and white?

It’s 2019 and there’s still no way to play Black & White without the original discs. No legal way, at least. … But the absence of a new, reliable way to play Black & White—one of the highest rated games on the GOG remaster wishlist—hurts the most.