diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index d00191c847..20bd282389 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ be cloned out of the repository to serve as a starting point for your own projec
 
 | Name   | Description | Platforms |
 |--------|-------------|-----------|
-| [hello compute](standalone/1_hello_compute/) | Simplest example and shows how to run a compute shader on a given set of input data and get the results back. | Native-Only |
+| [hello compute](standalone/01_hello_compute/) | Simplest example and shows how to run a compute shader on a given set of input data and get the results back. | Native-Only |
+| [hello window](standalone/02_hello_window/) | Shows how to create a window and render into it. | Native-Only |
 
 You can also use [`cargo-generate`](https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate) to easily use these as a basis for your own projects.
 
diff --git a/examples/standalone/02_hello_window/src/main.rs b/examples/standalone/02_hello_window/src/main.rs
index cfd1210e16..848e4e5f91 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/02_hello_window/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/standalone/02_hello_window/src/main.rs
@@ -60,14 +60,13 @@ impl State {
         let surface_config = wgpu::SurfaceConfiguration {
             usage: wgpu::TextureUsages::RENDER_ATTACHMENT,
             format: self.surface_format,
-            // Without add_srgb_suffix() the image we will be working with
-            // might not be "gamma correct".
+            // Request compatibility with the sRGB-format texture view we‘re going to create later.
             view_formats: vec![self.surface_format.add_srgb_suffix()],
             alpha_mode: wgpu::CompositeAlphaMode::Auto,
             width: self.size.width,
             height: self.size.height,
             desired_maximum_frame_latency: 2,
-            present_mode: wgpu::PresentMode::Mailbox,
+            present_mode: wgpu::PresentMode::AutoVsync,
         };
         self.surface.configure(&self.device, &surface_config);
     }
@@ -87,7 +86,12 @@ impl State {
             .expect("failed to acquire next swapchain texture");
         let texture_view = surface_texture
             .texture
-            .create_view(&wgpu::TextureViewDescriptor::default());
+            .create_view(&wgpu::TextureViewDescriptor {
+                // Without add_srgb_suffix() the image we will be working with
+                // might not be "gamma correct".
+                format: Some(self.surface_format.add_srgb_suffix()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            });
 
         // Renders a GREEN screen
         let mut encoder = self.device.create_command_encoder(&Default::default());