Windows 10: CANNOT Adjust or even Find My Brightness Settings After PC Turned off by itself! Tried...

After my PC automatically turned itself off after I fell asleep, I noticed once again that my brightness buttons do not work and that the settings for brightness are missing EVERYWHERE from my PC Windows 10 laptop. I have searched the community questions and have followed every step, updating my drivers, disk clean-up, tried different updates one specific update keeps giving me errors of 0x800f081f and I cannot get that resolved either, etc. I have tried everything and this problem has happened MANY times in the past and the only way it has ever been resolved is me having to hard reset my

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This issue might have happened due to corrupted/ outdated drivers.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

 

No Slider for Brightness Adjustment in Setting app for Windows 10 PC

Hello Ali,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience you have experienced.

• What is the exact model of your desktop?
• Do you have built-in or external Graphics card in your PC?

When you're on desktop screen, right-click and select
Graphics Properties. Under Graphics Properties
search for Brightness settings and
try to adjust the Brightness to see if makes any difference.

When you don't see the Brightness settings, then the issue might be due to incompatible Graphics card drivers. Suggest you to check for the latest Graphics card drivers for your computer on Manufacturer website. You search for them using your device
Model number. Once you install the drivers, make sure you reboot your PC.
Most probably this will fix the issue and will allow you to adjust the
Brightness.

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.