Procedure to Change Brightness Settings in Windows

10 Action Center

If your screen is too bright, it can give you eye

problems – especially if you sit in front of a computer
coding all day.
This is because a too-bright screen can cause eye strain and fatigue,
which can lead to headaches and other maladies.

If you're a regular computer user, eye health is critical for optimal

performance. So in this article, I will show you 5 different ways to
change your screen's brightness on Windows 10 computers.

How to Change Brightness Settings in Windows 10

Action Center
The quickest way to turn down or adjust your screen brightness is in
the Action Center.

To change the screen brightness, click the Notification icon at the

very right side of the taskbar. You will get access to a slider with
which you can increase and decrease your screen brightness.

If you don’t see the slider appear immediately, click on “expand” to

reveal it.
How to Change Brightness Settings in Windows
Mobility Center
Another quick way to change your screen brightness is to do it in
the Windows Mobility Center.
There are several ways to get there. One is by right-clicking on your
battery meter and selecting “Windows Mobility Center”. Another is
by right-clicking on the Start menu (Windows logo) and then
selecting “Mobility Center”.

The first tab you will see is a slider for adjusting the screen
brightness to any level you want.

How to Change Brightness Settings in Windows 10

Settings
You can also adjust your brightness in the settings menu.

Step 1: Click on the Start menu (The Windows icon)

Step 2: Click on Settings
Step 3: Open up System, then click Display
Step 4: Right under Brightness and Color, use the slider to adjust
Screen Brightness to the level that suits you. Sliding to the left turns
down screen brightness, and right turns it up.
If you like to use a keyboard shortcut, press and hold Windows + I
to launch Settings, then click display to get access to the slider for
increasing and decreasing screen brightness.

How to Change Brightness Settings Automatically

According to Battery Life
This is a good idea both for your eyes and for your computer.
Windows 10 has a feature that allows you to turn down screen
brightness when your battery life is at/below a certain percentage.

To do this, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Click on Start, Settings, and then System. Or simply press

and hold Win + I.
Step 2: Click on Battery
Step 3: Under Battery Saver, check “Turn battery saver on
automatically if my battery falls below:”
Step 4: Use the slider to select the percentage at which you want
the battery saver to be turned on
Step 5: Check Lower screen brightness while in battery saver
How to Change Screen Brightness with a Keyboard
Shortcut
Most keyboards have shortcuts for decreasing or increasing screen
brightness, especially if you are using a laptop.

The two keys usually have a sun icon with an arrow pointing down
to turn down brightness, and another arrow pointing up to turn up
the brightness. Some don't have arrows at all, just the sun icon.

The most common keyboard shortcut combinations are the function

key (fn) + the designated key for turning down the brightness or
turning it up.

Apart from the 5 methods I shared above, you can automatically

adjust brightness according to ambient (surrounding) brightness, but
not all Windows 10 computers can do this.

To get access to this feature, open up settings, click on system, and

then display. If you are able to see “Change brightness
automatically when lighting changes”, then your computer has the
sensor that can detect ambient lighting. If you don't see it, then your
computer doesn’t have access to this feature.