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Dell XPS 13 9370: screen brightness changes based on window contents
According to Dell_Guy on the Dell.com community forums:
You can fix this by disabling Dynamic Brightness Control under the BIOS settings.
Original Quote from Link:
You can go into BIOS settings (...
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Can't write to file /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness (ubuntu)
As written in the Arch wiki (link), by default, only root can change the brightness by this method. To allow users in the video group to change the brightness, a udev rule such as the following can be ...
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Brightness keeps changing in Windows 10 x64
This was bugging me for years till I found answer in some obscure forum, here it the problem: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3046889/intel-display-power-saving-technology-settings-incorrect-...
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Laptop dimming display on dark backgrounds
An obscure forum post pointed me in the right direction:
Search Windows for 'Intel'
Select 'Intel HD Graphics Control Panel'
Click the 'Power' square button
Click 'On Battery' tab
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How to disable automatic brightness setting on LG monitors?
In my LG monitor, which I purchased a few weeks before, this feature (automatically changing the brightness once every while) was annoying.
I found that I can disable this feature by setting the ...
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Dim screen below minimum brightness level
For Windows Intel users:
right click the desktop and go to “Graphics Properties…”.
There you can reduce brightness for your screen.
This also works with dual monitors.
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Do blue light filters actually reduce blue light?
During 2018 update I made the answer a bit wider than the question asked. Hopefully it helps to someone.
Software tools like Redshift or f.lux adjust display color profiles towards red shades, so ...
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Laptop Brightness dims when charger is unplugged(no solution)?
I know that this question is 2 years old, but this issue still pertains to this day, and might still be of relevance to some people. I'll be sharing a solution that I found. I'll guess that OP has a ...
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Dim screen below minimum brightness level
Is it possible to further dim the screen or obtain a value lower than 2700K in f.lux?
You can use alt+pgdn to decrease brightness and alt+pgup to increase brightness.
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How do I decrease the screen brightness in f.lux?
You can increase brightness with Alt+PgUp and decrease brightness with Alt+PgDn.
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Laptop monitor brightness changes depending on image displayed
The provided solution addresses the issue but my computer did not have the intel system tray icon, but I found I could also access the configuration by right clicking on the desktop and choosing:
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How do I decrease the screen brightness in f.lux?
As the OP's answer specifies, you can increase and decrease brightness with Alt+PgUp and Alt+PgDn.
However, on Windows, these hotkeys were disabled by default for me. You can activate these by ...
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Dim screen past the minimum on Ubuntu
TLDR: Settings > Accessibility > Zoom
Here is a last resort for anyone who tried the above and was unsuccessful (and made it here almost a decade after the initial question).
My setup: Gnome, ...
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Brightness keeps changing in Windows 10 x64
The other answers didn't work for me - here's how I fixed it:
From your desktop, click the Intel Graphics Settings icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
Then from the Intel Graphics Settings ...
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Windows 10 laptop keeps adapting brightness ("Adaptive Brightness" is disabled)
Changing power plan settings did not work, you need to type ''run'' then type ''services.msc''
Search in the list for ''sensor monitoring service'' right click on it, properties and disable the ...
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XFCE change brightness steps and/or change brightness key behavior
No need to recompile the xfce4-power-manager
There really is no need to recompile xfce4-power-manager.
Firstly, install xbacklight
$ sudo apt install xbacklight
Secondly, check whether you have ...
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Brightness changes while "Adaptive Brightness" is disabled in Windows 8.1/10 with Intel HD Graphics
So i just fixed this problem temporarily.
What i did is i went to Device Manager, then went to Display adapters.
Now i have 2 graphics cards in my system, one is an integrated Intel HD4000 and the ...
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Do blue light filters actually reduce blue light?
Briefly: If the overall perceived brightness is the same or lower, and the screen looks less blue to you, then yes, the program reduced the amount of blue light coming off of the screen.
So, all ...
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Brightness keeps changing in Windows 10 x64
Turning off Display Power Savings in Intel® Graphics Command Center fixed the issue for me.
or in a new design
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How to change to brightness of an external display on a macbook pro running OSX 10.6
In 2020, there are at least two options:
Lunar - https://lunar.fyi/
MonitorControl - https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/monitorcontrol
My setup is a 2013 MacBook Pro with Mojave, connected to two ...
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Is it possible to enable software brightness control on Dell U2412M
It is possible to control firmware settings and configuration of monitors that support DDC/CI.
Dell provides a custom-branded software by the name of Dell Display Manager, designed by EnTech Taiwan, ...
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Can't change monitor brightness
How to Locate Settings :
Go To Menu.
Go to "Setup and Reset" option.
Go to "Magic Eco" Option.
In magic Eco option Select "Power saving Off" Option.
Go to your Brightness Setting.
It will ...
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Screen brightness setting maxed but not bright
SOLVED - Go to power options, high performance, change plan settings, advanced, display, change enable adaptive brightness to off
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Samsung laptop won't adjust screen brightness
My system is a ATIV Book 8, model NP880Z5E-X01UB. Also Intel HD 4000 and Radeon 8700M GPUs.
I recently updated W10 to anniversary edition and ran into this issue yet again. I have no idea how I was ...
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How do I decrease the brightness of my screen below the minimum on Windows 8?
f.lux has a hidden feature which allows you to decrease your screen's brightness below the minimum set by Windows.
You can use alt+pgdn to decrease brightness and alt+pgup to increase brightness.
...
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Dim screen below minimum brightness level
Use an app called dimmer made by Nelson Pires. It can dim your screen farther than Windows will allow.
The link may change
https://www.nelsonpires.com/software/dimmer
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Should the display's color match the wall?
You are confusing two different issues, ambient light and color temperatures.
The light emitted from the monitor should match the ambient light in the room. Using a bright monitor in a dark room (or ...
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How can I dim my computer screen beyond the minimum?
You can get the biggest possible dim range with Iris.
Here is a normal screen with Brightness on 100%
If you set Iris to 50% brightness the screen will look like this
You can go as low as 10% if ...
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Laptop dimming display on dark backgrounds
For anyone who doesn't have the Power Saving Technology option in Intel Graphics Control Panel (I only had a Panel Self-Refresh Enable/Disable option) follow the instructions in the first answer, from ...
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Laptop dimming display on dark backgrounds
Such annoying feature in Philips BDM4065 monitor was caused by its "SmartContrast" setting turned on. Turning it off resolved the problem completely.
(This is not an advice for built-in laptop ...
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