Windows 10: Brightness adjustment not available at battery symbol anymore

I have a Surface 3 Pro running on Windows 10.


There has always been a button to adjust the brightness if you clicked the battery symbol in the bottom right corner. After an update, maybe some weeks ago, this button disappeared and i have to navigate to the options menu to adjust brightness. I have used this option very often and liked how easy it was available by this button. Navigation throught the options takes quite more time.


So my question. Was the removal of this button intentionally or is this just a bug. Is there any option to reactivate this button?

Thanks in advance.

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Adjust brightness settings in Windows 10

Hi Vicky,

I understand that you want to adjust the brightness of the computer. I will certainly assist you.

Please answer the below questions to assist you better.

1. What is the make and model of the computer?

2. From where exactly are you trying to adjust the brightness?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• Type Settings in the Search bar and then Enter.
• Click on the System and then Notifications and Actions which is available on the Left pane.
• Click on Add or Remove quick Actions.
• In the make sure that the Brightness is ON.
• Then click on the Action Center and adjust the Brightness according to your preference.

Hope this helps. Please get back to us with more information if the issue persists, or if you have any queries related to Windows. We are here to assist you.

 

Brightness can not be adjusted.

Hi Sirajudeen,

Do let us know the following to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the make and model of your device?
• Were you able to see any error message/ error code with this issue?
• Have you tried to install all the pending updates for drivers and Windows Updates on your device?

This issue might have happened due to corrupted/ outdated drivers.

I suggest you to refer to the below Microsoft article, try the troubleshooting steps suggested to change the brightness and check if it helps.

Adjust your monitor's brightness and contrast


Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of changing the brightness and required information for further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Manually Adjust The Minimum Backlight Brightness on Windows 10 Desktop

We appreciate your response. There are 4 methods on how you can adjust the screen brightness in Windows 10. To address your issue, we suggest that you follow these methods below which you're not done yet:

Method 1: Adjust screen brightness using hotkeys:

• Press Fn + F5/F6 can be used to adjust the screen brightness.
• Look at your keyboard to see brightness symbol on Function keys.

Method 2: Use Action Center to display brightness in Windows 10

• Click on the Action Center icon in the taskbar to reveal the Action Center pane.
• Click on the brightness tile to increase/reduce the display brightness. If you can’t see the brightness tile, click
  Expand button.
• Clicking on the brightness tile once will take the brightness to the next level. For instance, if you click on the tile when the brightness is at 25%, the brightness will be increased to 50%. Once the brightness is reaches 100%, click on the tile again
  to start from 0%.

Method 3: Use settings to adjust screen brightness in Windows 10

• Open Settings by clicking on its icon in the left side of the Start menu.
• At the home page of Settings, click System.
• You should now see Adjust brightness level option with a slider to adjust the display brightness. If you can’t see the option, click on Display (Settings > System > Display).

Method 4: Use Control Panel to adjust brightness in Windows 10

• Right-click on the battery icon in system tray of taskbar and then click
  Adjust screen brightness option to open Power Options window.
• At the bottom of the screen, you should see Screen brightness option with a slider. Move the slider towards the left of the screen to reduce the screen brightness and towards to the right to increase the brightness.

Let us know if you need further assistance.