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Screen Dark on Full Brightness? Do This!
The adaptive brightness feature might be responsible for this issue
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Updated onNovember 8, 2024
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Many of our readers complain about the screen being dark despite enabling full brightness. It’s usually because of theadaptive brightness settingsor anoutdated display driver. Here are our tested solutions to fix this problem.
How do I fix a screen that is too dark at full brightness?
1. Disable adaptive brightness
Adaptive brightness automatically adjusts the brightness level of your screen based on ambient light sensors. When enabled, it will change your screen’s brightness even though you set it to 100%.
2. Enable high performance mode
This option prioritizes performance over battery saving and won’t dim your light.
3. Run the Power troubleshooter
Minor issues with your PC power setting can affect your screen brightness, causing your screen to become so dark. In this case, you need to run the Power troubleshooter.
4. Enable and disable the display adapter
Some users have pointed out that glitches with the display adapter can cause the dark screen issue. Disabling and enabling the adapter proved to be enough to fix this.
5. Update the display driver
Alternatively, go to your manufacturer’s website and download the drivers manually. Make sure you get the correct version for your display, otherwise, you may cause more harm than good.
To prevent that, we strongly recommend adedicated driver updating tool.
6. Roll back the display driver
7. Install the latest driver in compatibility mode
Keeping your operating system and drivers up to date should also help with related issues likescreen brightness stuck on high,brightnessslider missing, orbrightness button not working.
The steps above will take you through the process and hopefully fix the dark screen on full brightness issue. Feel free to let us know the solution that helped you fix this issue in the comments below.
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Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
