Nvidia Brightness Control Windows 10

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  • I had the same issue with my Acer Aspire 5740G. How I fixed it.

    Solution 1. Change the brightness of your screen (even though you'll see no difference when changing) then turn your screen off and on again with the key Fn+F6. Your brightness will change upon restart! It isn't very convenient but it's better than burning your eyes and it works with the right drivers.

    Solution 2. If you do not like the first solution then you can change your video driver to standard microsoft driver. This can be done in your device manager. There is no need to use Fn+F6 as it should work right away but you might loose your video performance.

    Hope that helps!

  • 1. Download lastest AMD driver amd-catalyst-15.7.1-win10-64bit and install.

    2. The LCD brightness control not working in Windows 10, becouse driver have a bug. To fix it open Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and find this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlClass{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}0000
    3. Next, find two DWORD keys and set both to value '0':
    a) 'KMD_EnableBrightnessInterface2'

    b) 'MD_EnableBrightnesslf2' (if not exist you must create key (DWORD 32bit) with the name 'MD_EnableBrightnesslf2'.

    4. Reboot your notebook.

    I have testet it and it works with Catalyst 15.7.1.

  • 1. Download lastest AMD driver amd-catalyst-15.7.1-win10-64bit and install.

    2. The LCD brightness control not working in Windows 10, becouse driver have a bug. To fix it open Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and find this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlClass{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}0000
    3. Next, find two DWORD keys and set both to value '0':
    a) 'KMD_EnableBrightnessInterface2'

    b) 'MD_EnableBrightnesslf2' (if not exist you must create key (DWORD 32bit) with the name 'MD_EnableBrightnesslf2'.

    4. Reboot your notebook.

    I have testet it and it works with Catalyst 15.7.1.

    Give a grammy to this guy, he solved what not even a technician was able to solve on my pc xD
  • 1. Download lastest AMD driver amd-catalyst-15.7.1-win10-64bit and install.

    2. The LCD brightness control not working in Windows 10, becouse driver have a bug. To fix it open Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and find this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlClass{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}0000
    3. Next, find two DWORD keys and set both to value '0':
    a) 'KMD_EnableBrightnessInterface2'

    b) 'MD_EnableBrightnesslf2' (if not exist you must create key (DWORD 32bit) with the name 'MD_EnableBrightnesslf2'.

    4. Reboot your notebook.

    I have testet it and it works with Catalyst 15.7.1.

    This fix did also work on an Aspire 7741G with Catalyst 2015.1104.1643.30033.

    Many thanks to PiotrekP.


6. Gammy

Aug 08, 2015  Open the Windows start menu and click on ‘Settings’ (a cog icon) In the settings window, click on ‘System’ The ‘Display’ menu should be selected on the left, if it is not – click on ‘Display’ Turn the ‘Change brightness automatically when lighting changes’ to ‘Off’ Click ‘Apply’ to save the changes.

Gammy is an interesting tool because it works by auto adapting the brightness of the display depending on what is on screen. It does this by taking and analyzing several screenshots per second in the background. Open a window with a lot of light colors and Gammy will lower the brightness. Have lots of dark areas on the screen and the brightness will be raised. Gammy is a portable and open source program.

The Min and Max brightness levels will control how high and low the brightness can go while the Temperature slider will lower the blue levels at the same time. There are other sliders in the window although you probably won’t need to touch them unless you know how the program works. Uncheck the Auto box to get a standard brightness slider which adjusts brightness manually.

Download Gammy

7. Desktop Lighter

Desktop Lighter lets you adjust the brightness of your screen by clicking on the tray icon and adjusting the slider up and down, or by using keyboard hotkeys. The only real problem with Desktop Lighter is it was released in the XP era and its slider looks very dated in Windows these days.

The keyboard combination to alter brightness is Ctrl+< and Ctrl+> which is very similar to proprietary software and Fn key hotkeys found on many laptops. The other options available are starting with Windows, widening the slider and remembering brightness settings.

Download Desktop Lighter

8. Eye Saver

Eye Saver has a few interesting features apart from being able to set the standard options of brightness and color temperature. It has a Breaks tab which allows you to set up a deliberate interruption that reminds you to look away or take a break from staring at the screen for a few minutes. Another feature is the automation rules window where you can apply one of the built-in modes to specific running programs.

Thre are seven built-in mode presets that set brightness and temperature to a pre-configured level. New modes cannot be added but if you alter the settings of a current mode, they will be remembered until you press the restore button. Modes and breaks can be accessed quickly from the context menu of the tray icon. Three effects can also be applied but they are mostly for fun and probably have little practical use.

Download Eye Saver

9. Free Monitor Manager

Although Free Monitor Manager is obviously free to use, it’s a shame that some of the best features like hotkeys, switch profiles with the mouse, and activate on application are only available in the paid version. There are still some useful features available in this free version, like selectable profiles and support for multiple monitors.

After install, click on the tray icon to open the main window. From there, you can change brightness, contrast, red/green/blue, select a different monitor or save and select user profiles. Pressing the restore button resets the monitor settings to the point before Free Monitor Manager was installed. A start with Windows option is available but most other settings are trial only.

Download Free Monitor Manager

10. RedShift GUI

RedShift GUI works similarly to f.lux and Windows Night Light by automatically altering the color and brightness of the screen. It does this to change the warmness of the display which should make things easier on the eyes during the evenings and night time. RedShift GUI hasn’t been updated since 2010.

Select your location either from your IP, town/city or type your own coordinates if you know them. It appears the city/zipcode option no longer works because of the program’s age. As the sun rises or sets in your location, the display temperature will change to reflect it. There’s a disable auto adjust option and a simple slider to adjust brightness manually. Portable, setup installer and Linux versions are available.

Download RedShiftGUI

Changing Brightness Using the Built-in Video Driver

If you have a common video adapter from the likes of Nvidia, AMD or Intel, you will have the ability to change settings such as brightness, contrast and gamma from within the driver’s own configuration window. If you just want to make a fine adjustment and leave it, this is a useful option.

For Nvidia Graphics Adapters

Right click on the Desktop and select “NVIDIA Control Panel”. Then click on “Adjust desktop color settings” in the display tree on the left hand side navigation bar.

Choose the display if you have more than one, and then select “Use NVIDIA settings”, you can now move the slider for Brightness, Gamma and Contrast. Digital vibrance and Hue can also be changed. Click Apply once you’re finished.

For AMD Displays

AMD/ATI video drivers also have the ability to alter brightness, contrast and gamma settings for the display, although access to the settings pane for these values can differ between driver versions.

All you need to do is right click on the desktop and select “Catalyst Control Center” from the context menu. The options should be under the Color, “Display Color” or “Dekstop Color” section.

For Intel Displays

The Intel driver brightness settings are easy to get to, right click on the desktop or in the system tray and select “Graphics Properties…”, or find the Intel driver option in Control Panel.

Click on “Color Correction” or “Color Settings” down the left and adjust your settings for gamma, brightness, and contrast. Click Apply or OK when you have finished.

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EA1 month ago

Can any of these programs be used to set brightness automatically at a certain time of the day? Say 50% bright from 8am-7pm and go down to 30% brightness from 7pm-8am?

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Probably f.lux could help.

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meavel2 weeks ago

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1. ClickmonitorDDC can manage this kind of time schedule

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Twinkle Tray does this: github.com/xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray.

You can change your brightness depending on the time of day. It even adjusts per-monitor if you want.

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Yogesh Sahni6 months ago

very good software . I had been searching for this kind of software for about half a month It is very great. I am very greatful to the developers .

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Thanks a lot, dude. I would make a sandwitch when you visit my place.

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Tim Claeys8 months ago

thnx I wish there were alot more people like yourself !
if you where not here i would defently downloaded one (mayB 2 or 3) of the above givven list; I gues ill try the ClickMonitorDDC first :-)

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Thanks for this post.I need more details for gamma panel?

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Thiago.BR1 year ago

You see that “Use NVidia settings” option?
For some weird reason (after a Windows/Driver update, I don’t know for sure), after restarting my PC it reverts back to default “other apps control…” setting, is pretty annoying.

I downloaded the 4#Gamma Panel, and created a basic task on Task Scheduler that auto-run this program when Windows boot.
It works perfectly! Thanks!

(I would still like to know if anyone has ever had a similar problem, though).

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Please try the program to change the brightness of the entire video-system “MyMonic v1.1” very comfortable

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antilicense.com2 years ago

THANKES ClickMonitorDDC works perfectly

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Thank You very much, ClickMonitorDDC works amazing for me.

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AnotherWin10User2 years ago

Desktop Lighter worked for me also after the windows 10 update killed my brightness.control

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Desktop Lighter works for me after the Windows 10 1803 update killed the brightness control.
Battery endurance is still an issue, however I can at least work in the evening using the dimmer.

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Smit2 years ago

Thank you sir.ClickMonitorDDC works !

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Thank you!!

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Ahmet2 years ago

Amazing! Installed ClickMonitor after reading your post. Quite simple and straightforward.

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You’re a genius. I have been trying to get my monitor to where I could see the text on the screen for days. Your information solved my problem.

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Vetis Eren3 years ago

Thank you very much for the info and links. It saved my eyes from straining due to monitor’s brightness.

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tHanks bro Desktop Lighter is superb

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Mike4 years ago

gamma panel works for me , thanks bro 10-/9/2016

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thanks mike you saved my time :)

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wheeler4 years ago

Does anyone know of a Windows program that can change the black level / brightness of a particular display in an extremely fine-grained way? For example, by inputting a decimal/floating point scaling factor? These slider bars do not give me the resolution I need for my particular application.

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You may try Free Monitor Manager. But you’ll have to adjust the settings in its data files manually. It’s easy, btw.

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David4 years ago

Gamma Panel ‘Contrast’ adjustment did not do much for me, however lowering the Gamma setting worked great! I’m using Win 10 on an Asus Laptop.

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One yet utility similar to ScreenBright: Free Monitor Manager.
It supports multi-monitor configurations and allows to change monitor settings using global hotkeys.
freemonitormanager.com

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Keith G.5 years ago

I tried a bunch of these and found that only iBrightnessTray works on my Thinkpad W520. It’s great to have that when the built-in hotkeys for screen brightness control stop working.

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How can you put f.lux in 6th position? It wipes its ass with all screen dimming softwares I’ve used. The Desktop lighter was pissing me off the most.

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HAL9000 Author5 years ago

This isn’t a “top 10”.

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I found a tool similiar to screenbright, but more easy to use:
ClickMonitorDDC is a portable freeware tool to adjust brightness or contrast of a DDC compatible monitor by simply clicking a dynamic notification icon in the taskbar tray area, also supports shortcut icon command-line arguments
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Mike5 years ago

Excellent topic. I’ve been searching for something like this for a while.

But no-one seems to have observed that there are two very different ways of achieving this. Most of the above work by lowering the image brightness. What is needed if you want to save power and maximise the life of your backlight is to lower the backlight power. So far, the only free one I have found that does this is iBrightness Tray. Working that way also gives a much better brightness range.

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Thanks Ray, GammaPanel works in my laptop. You are a star. May God Bless You

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Victor DiCarlo6 years ago

Gama panel does not work with windows 7. Once you reboot your pc, all settings an hotkeys are lost and it reverts to default – rather useless.

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Not sure what your problem is but Game Panel is working perfectly fine on Win 7 64-bit. Saves the profiles and hotkeys OK and they can be selected without issue on reboot. When it’s launched Game Panel reverts to the profile you used last time.

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jean6 years ago

excellent idea, thnak you very much

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the screen of my laptop is too bright inside, even with all the settings put to the minimum.
I´m using F.lux on my desktop but it´s not possible to modify brightnes with it.
For me RedShift seems to be the best because in one software I have F.lux functionality and brightness control.

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Nikola6 years ago

For me FriendEye work best, not change the colors
Thank you!

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Thank you ray, I had to change brightness and contrast every day and night, by pressing these monitor buttons according to background light, These tools are very good and more than my expectation…

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victorjc7 years ago

this is so awesome! my laptop wouldn’t dim the brightness enough.and the lowest setting was always brighter than I always wanted it to be.Thanks very much Raymond! God bless! :-)

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Thanks posting Raymond

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ding-dong10 years ago

thanks for the great info ray :D

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Thanks Raymond for the very useful tool, on my BENQ it works perfect!!!

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roy raay10 years ago

thanks for the desktop lighter!

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