When developing Windows 10, Microsoft specialists changed the familiar screen settings interface. It has become simpler, allowing users to produce various settings on an intuitive level. Determination of the optimal screen parameters occurs already during the installation of the system in automatic mode. All that remains is to configure them for a specific user, if the need arises. The set parameters must correspond to the maximum capabilities of the display screen and video adapter. This achieves the clearest graphics and color gamut.
Setting the screen resolution
Setting up the screen on a personal computer, tablet or laptop with Windows 10 is not very difficult for any user. Its interface is simple and intuitive, which allows you to modify the screen at your discretion in a few clicks. To configure:
- Click on the “Options” icon. In the Start menu, click on the Settings icon
- Click the System icon in the Settings window.
In the "Options" window, click on the "System" icon - Open the "Screen" tab.
Review your screen settings - Check your screen resolution. It must match the recommended resolution of the device.
- If the resolution is set correctly, then click on the “Properties” button graphics adapter».
Click on the "Graphics Adapter Properties" button - Make sure that your adapter is selected in the “Adapter Type” tab.
Check that the video adapter is installed correctly - Close Graphics Adapter Properties by clicking OK.
- Change the screen resolution if necessary.
- Close the System Settings window.
- Screen setup is complete.
Other screen parameters can be adjusted as needed.
When installing Windows 10, all screen settings are usually configured automatically. The exception is rare or outdated types of video adapters, the drivers of which are not in the database on Microsoft servers. In this case, the driver is downloaded from the manufacturer’s website or installed from optical disk, which is included with the computer or laptop when sold. It contains distribution kits of all drivers for installed devices.
Video: how to change screen resolution on a computer, monitor or tablet with Windows 10
Increase or decrease screen brightness and contrast
Brightness and contrast are some of the main screen settings. Each user adjusts them individually to their own requirements.
Contrast on laptops and tablets is adjusted automatically. On monitors and displays personal computers There is a Menu button with which you can adjust the contrast using the device menu.
There are several options you can apply to change the screen brightness settings.
Changing screen brightness in system settings
There are two ways to access screen options:
Video: How to change screen brightness through Windows 10 settings
Changing screen brightness using the keyboard
Almost all modern types of keyboards have the ability to change the screen brightness without resorting to system settings. Previously, only laptops had this feature, but now this function is also inherent in many types of personal computer keyboards. As a rule, you can change the brightness using two keys, which have a sun icon and an arrow indicating increase or decrease brightness. They are most often found in the upper or lower case of the keyboard.
Use the keys to adjust the brightness level of your screen In some cases, you may need to press the Fn key along with these keys to change the screen brightness.
If the keys do not respond to commands to change brightness, download and install the keyboard driver from the manufacturer's website.
Changing screen brightness through Notification Center
In the Notification Center, you can set the screen brightness level only in fixed positions. To change the brightness level, follow these steps:
Change screen brightness using the battery indicator on the "Taskbar"
On laptops and tablets, there is a battery charge indicator on the “Taskbar”, which can also be used to change the screen brightness:
- Left-click on the battery charge indicator.
Click on the battery indicator - Click on the screen brightness change tile.
Adjust the screen brightness level - You can change the brightness level using fixed values from 0 to 100% in 25% increments.
- Click on the "Power and Sleep Options" tab.
Click on the "Power and Sleep Options" tab - Click on the line “Advanced power settings” in right side the "Settings" window opens.
Click on the "Advanced Power Options" tab - In the “Power Options” window, set the required brightness using the “Screen Brightness” slider.
Adjust the screen brightness level using the slider - Click on the “Power Plan Settings” tab.
Click on the “Power Plan Settings” tab - In the “Change circuit parameters” panel that opens, use the “Adjust brightness” slider to achieve its optimal level when powered from the mains and from the battery.
Adjust brightness on mains and battery power
Changing screen brightness through the Start menu
You can also use the Start key to access the screen brightness settings panel. To do this you need to do the following:
What to do if the screen is flickering
Frequent screen flickering in Windows 10 can be caused by two problems:
- using outdated video adapter drivers;
- incompatibility of what is installed on the computer software application and system requirements.
The problem does not occur as often as it did when Windows 10 first began to spread.
This is due to the fact that the main companies that produce components for computers have brought their software applications to the required parameters. On those computers with video adapters manufactured 6-7 years ago, incompatibility may occur, since their drivers were not developed taking into account modern requirements.
To resolve the error, you need to find out whether the driver or software application is the source that creates the screen flickering. To solve the problem and restore normal operation of the screen and video adapter, you must use the following method:
- Right-click on the “Taskbar”.
- Click on the “Task Manager” line.
In the menu, click on the line “Task Manager” - Check for blinking in the Task Manager panel. If the panel blinks along with the screen, then the reason is the old video adapter driver. If this does not happen, then the reason is in one of the installed software applications.
Check for blinking Task Manager panel - Double-click the “Control Panel” icon on the “Desktop”.
On the “Desktop”, double-click on the “Control Panel” icon - Click on the “Administrative Tools” icon in the “All Control Panel Items” window.
Click on the “Administration” icon - Double-click Computer Management in the Administrative Tools window.
Double-click on “Computer Management” - Expand the Event Viewer tab in the Computer Management window.
Expand the Event Viewer tab - Expand the Windows Logs tab.
Expand the Windows Logs directory - Check the Application and System tabs for errors.
- If a software application compatibility error is detected in the “Application” tab, then remove it. Then download the latest version of the application from the developer’s website and install it on hard drive.
Click on the Application tab and check for errors - If an error in the “System” tab indicates that an updated video adapter driver is needed, then perform the same operations as for the software application to replace it.
Click on the "System" tab and check for errors
Video: how to update video adapter drivers in Windows 10
What to do if applications or games do not open in full screen
All modern programs automatically adjust to the screen size. If you install an application or game that was developed many years ago for older editions of Windows, then it can be deployed in a reduced size. In this case, it becomes necessary to expand them to full screen. There are several ways to solve this problem:
- Using hot keys:
- Press the Alt and Enter keys on your keyboard at the same time;
- the application will expand to full screen;
- When you press the keys again, the application will return to its previous state.
- Changing launch options:
- right-click on the game or application icon on the “Desktop”;
- Select “Properties” from the drop-down menu;
Select “Properties” from the drop-down menu - in the panel that opens, click on the “Compatibility” tab;
Click on the Compatibility tab - press the “Run Compatibility Troubleshooter” button;
Click on the "Run Compatibility Troubleshooter" button - If the application is not maximized to full screen, then check the “Compatibility Mode” box and select the required edition of Windows from the drop-down list. It must be kept in mind that Windows edition 10 is not on the list. Last on the list will be Windows 8.
Select the required edition of Windows - Click the "OK" button.
- Update video adapter drivers:
- determine the video adapter model in “Device Manager”;
- go to the manufacturer’s website;
- download and install the new driver.
- Change graphic settings games:
- launch the game;
- go to settings;
- find the item for changing screen settings;
- set full screen mode;
- restart your computer.
- Changing screen resolution:
If a game or application requires a screen resolution of 640X480, then you can set it in the “Options” block on the “Compatibility” tab. But it must be a very old game or application that was created during emergence of Windows in the software market.
Video: How to run an application in compatibility mode in Windows 10
Calibrate the touch screen on Windows 10 tablets
Calibration touch screen must be performed for the tablet to respond adequately to finger touch. If the device is not calibrated, then instead of the letters you press, others will appear on the screen or the image will rotate one hundred and eighty degrees.
To calibrate the touch screen, you need to do the following:
Disable turning off or dimming the screen
With prolonged inactivity, the display screen goes dark after a certain period, and after a few minutes the computer goes into sleep mode, turning off completely. In the system parameters, you can set the option to turn off sleep mode and screen dimming. To disable the energy saving mode, you need to perform a number of operations:
- Left-click on the “Start” button.
- Open Settings.
- Select the "System" section.
- Click on the “Power and Sleep” icon.
- Click the "Advanced power options" button.
- In the “Power Options” window, click on the “Configure power plan” button.
Select "Power Plan Settings" - In the “Turn off display” line, disable screen dimming when running on AC power or battery power. To do this, select “Never” from the drop-down lists.
Select "Never" from the drop-down list - Similarly, in the fields next to the “Put the computer into sleep mode” icon, disable putting the computer in the off state.
In the drop-down list, click on “Never” - Click "Save Changes".
Video: a non-standard way to disable screen dimming
One of the main criteria GUI brightness, contrast and color gamut are considered. The clearer the display looks graphic objects, the more comfortable the work will be for the user. Therefore, do not neglect spending a few minutes in order to achieve maximum effect when displaying graphics and text documents. It should be remembered that incorrectly setting the screen parameters also affects the user’s visual system and can lead to a gradual deterioration of vision. To adjust the screen and fix minor problems with the image, you can use the methods given in this article. If they do not lead to the desired result, then you should contact the service center specialists.
Correctly setting the screen brightness is very important. If you work on a computer a lot, the wrong screen brightness level can be hard on your eyes or quickly drain your device's battery if it's not plugged in.
Luckily, Windows 10 offers several simple ways quick setup screen brightness, unlike previous versions Windows. Let's look at them
Settings is a modern replacement for Control Panel, to change screen brightness in Windows 10, follow these steps.
- Open Windows Settings by pressing the Win + I key combination, or click on the gear icon in the menu Start
- Go System → Display
- On the right, adjust the position of the slider "Change Brightness" to set the desired screen backlight level.
Some devices have keyboard function keys that allow the user to adjust the brightness of the display. For example, if you are using a laptop, it may have a key Fn, which, together with other keyboard buttons, can be used to adjust the screen brightness.
Look at your keyboard to see the brightness symbol on the function keys.
And if the hotkeys for adjusting brightness don't work, make sure you set necessary drivers display and keyboard.
On supported devices you can use Battery pop-up menu to change the screen brightness.
- Click the battery icon in the taskbar notification area to open the battery pop-up window. It looks like this.
- Here you will find the brightness adjustment button. Click it to change the brightness level to the desired value.
- Click the icon Action Center" on the taskbar.
- IN " Action Center and notifications" click on the link " Expand".
- In chapter "Quick Actions", find the brightness button , to increase decrease display backlight.
Pressing the brightness button once will move the brightness to the next level. For example, if you press the button when the brightness is 25%, it will increase to 50%. Once the brightness reaches 100%, press the button again to start from 0%.
- Open classic " Control Panel" and go to the following path:
- Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Power Options
- In the lower right corner, adjust the position of the screen brightness slider.
- Press the Win + X key combination
- In the menu that opens, select Mobility Center Windows
- Now use the slider responsible for brightness to set the desired level.
You can use PowerShell to change the screen brightness level in Windows 10. Here's how to do it.
- Type or copy the following command:
(Get-WmiObject -Namespace root/WMI -Class WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods).WmiSetBrightness(1,BRIGHTNESS_LEVEL)
Note: In the above command, replace the part BRIGHTNESS_LEVEL by percentage of 0 before 100 . For example, the command below sets the screen brightness 50% :
(Get-WmiObject -Namespace root/WMI -Class WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods).WmiSetBrightness(1,50)
With correctly selected brightness, contrast and other parameters, the user will be able to for a long time comfortably spend time at your PC. Let's figure out how to increase screen brightness on Windows 10 different ways.
You can adjust the desired brightness level of the image on your computer or laptop screen in the following ways:
- standard Windows settings 10;
- third party means;
- video card settings;
- via hotkeys;
- through monitor settings.
Depending on whether you are using a desktop computer or a laptop, you will have access to the adaptive adjustment function, which we will also talk about in more detail.
Setting up using standard tools
Laptop computers provide the use of hot keys, with which you can quickly configure certain parameters. For example, with one click you can completely mute the sound or turn off the built-in microphone. The same goes for brightness adjustment.
By default, Microsoft OS includes an auto-adjustment feature for laptops. Disable automatic brightness adjustment and configure the energy plan as follows:
- Open Control Panel.
- Next, go to the “Hardware and Sound” subsection.
- Now open the “Power Options” subsection.
- Opposite the name of the power supply scheme, click on the settings button.
- Here you need to go to advanced power options.
- In the list, find the item “Screen” - “Enable adaptive brightness control” and set it to the “Off” position, then close the window and save the changes.
Now you need to increase the brightness level for all power plans. Select one of them and click on the button marked in the screenshot:
Drag the slider to the right position for the computer to work when disconnected from the network and do the same with the setting for the laptop to work when connected to charger. After that, click on “Save Changes”.
Now you know how to disable adaptive settings and how to change brightness on a laptop running Windows 10 (x32-bit or x64-bit) of any version. Unfortunately, you will not find such parameters on a desktop computer, so you will have to use other methods.
Third party program
If operating system Microsoft does not allow you to change the image settings on a desktop PC, then use a third-party utility iBrtightness Tray or Display Tuner. You can find them yourself freely available on the Internet.
Let's look at an application example. After launch, you will see the following window with sliders:
With its help, you can adjust not only the brightness (1), but also all other parameters - contrast (2), colors (3).
The second tab “Geometry” contains settings for changing the position of the image on the monitor.
Also, using the Display Tuner, you can adjust the sound level of audio tracks and video playback.
In the “Profile” tab you can create your profile and save it. After this, the image settings will not change automatically. To enable a profile, you can use hotkeys (they can be changed).
How to adjust settings through the video card driver
Depending on which graphics card you use, you have the following tools available to you to manually increase or decrease brightness:
- AMD Control Panel for video cards from AMD;
- "Panel NVIDIA management» for NVIDIA graphics accelerators;
- "Intel Graphics Options" for integrated Intel graphics cards.
All presented tools are installed along with the driver and differ little from each other in interface and control. Let's look at the settings using an example of how to work with the NVIDIA Control Panel:
- Click right click mouse on the desktop to go to the “NVIDIA Control Panel” through the context menu.
- With this tool, you can change the settings separately for video playback in the player and for the entire display. In the Video section, select the first tab (1). Now select "With" NVIDIA settings" to unlock access to the sliders (2). With their help, you can lower or increase brightness, contrast, saturation and hue exclusively for the image in the video player. To return to auto mode, switch the option to “With video player settings” (3).
Now you need to disable automatic selection parameters for the display itself. To do this you need to do the following:
- Open the “Display” tab and go to the marked subsection.
- Now select the second option to unlock changing values manually. Brightness, contrast and gamma are also available here. Try decreasing or adding one of the values and watch how the picture on the screen changes. You can also change the presented parameters for an individual color channel(RGB).
- To save all changes, click on “Apply” and close the window.
In this way, you can increase or decrease the brightness through the capabilities of the video card and driver. If the parameters change and auto-brightness turns on automatically, then the problem is a driver malfunction. To update it you need:
- Open "Device Manager" through search or in any other way.
- Next, go to the “Video adapters” subsection and select your video card.
- Right-click on it and click on “Update Driver”.
- Specify the folder with the driver and click “Next”.
- After installation, be sure to restart your computer.
Hot keys on a laptop and buttons on a monitor
All that remains is to disassemble last method decreasing or increasing brightness, which refers rather to hardware method, rather than specifically to Windows 10.
Laptops have separate system keys (in most cases Fn), which, in combination with others, allow you to make settings to darken or lighten the image on the screen (as well as change the sound level, lock the keyboard, turn off the screen, and so on). You can find the required combination in the documentation for your device or on the official website.
For a desktop PC, you do not need special software or a driver - the brightness will be reduced or increased using mechanical keys on the monitor body. Changing parameters is independent of the OS.
Bottom line
We figured out how to change the low or high level brightness in a variety of ways that differ depending on your device. Each of the methods has been tested in practice. If you are unable to change the display settings using one of the methods, then move on to another.
Video
If you have any difficulties, please read the visual instructions in the video. It covers all the methods from this article.
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