How to Adjust Laptop and Computer Screen Brightness Without Brightness Keys
"How to adjust laptop and computer screen brightness without brightness keys using free Windows software, with a step-by-step installation tutorial."
If the brightness buttons on your laptop or computer are not working and you cannot afford to get them repaired yet, do not worry, there is a practical solution you can use for free.
The solution is to install third-party software that is safe to use, this software allows you to adjust your laptop or computer screen brightness without relying on the physical brightness buttons, so how do you use it? simply follow the step-by-step tutorial below.
Tutorial:
- First, click [Here] to visit its GitHub repository and download the files, or if you do not know how to download files from GitHub, you can download the files [Here] and save them to your computer
- After that, wait until the download is complete.
- Once the download is finished, right-click the downloaded file and select Extract Here.
- If everything is done correctly, a program should appear, right-click the program and select Install.
- if a User Account Control (UAC) dialog box suddenly appears, click the Yes button, or if a Run dialog box appears, click Run.
- On the welcome screen, you will see the installation wizard
- Click the Next button.
- Select I Accept the agreement, then click the Next button.
- Click the Next button again.
- Here, click the Install button.
- Maka disini akan muncul kotak tabel UAC (User Account Control), klik tombol "Yes".
- a User Account Control (UAC) dialog box will appear, click the Yes button.
- After that, the installation process will begin, wait until it is complete.
- once the installation is finished, do not check the Launch Monitorian now box, then click the Finish button.
- Sekarang, buka shortcut program yang baru saja kamu instal tersebut lewat kotak pencarian star menu windowsnya, jika sudah ketemu maka disini klik kanan programnya kemudian pilih Run As Administrator.
- Now, open the shortcut for the program you just installed using the Windows Start menu search box, once you find it, right-click the program and select Run As Administrator.
- a User Account Control (UAC) dialog box will appear, click the Yes button.
- The program should now be running in the background, to access its controls, simply click the upward-pointing arrow in the bottom-right corner of your screen, also known as the Hidden icons area.
- among the icons for programs running in the background on your laptop or computer, you will see the program's icon, click it once to display the built-in Windows brightness controls, which you can adjust as shown in the image below.
once you have adjusted the screen brightness to your liking, the process is complete and the program is ready to use.
Final Thoughts
That is all for this tutorial on how to adjust your laptop or computer screen brightness without using the brightness buttons, once the software is installed, you can simply open it whenever you want to dim or brighten your screen.
If you do not want to open the software from the desktop every time you need it, you can also right-click the software shortcut and select Pin to Taskbar, this will make the software easier to access directly from the taskbar whenever you want to adjust the brightness.
Hopefully, this simple solution can help you if you are experiencing problems with the brightness buttons on your laptop or computer, especially if the buttons no longer work and you are not yet able to get them repaired, thank you for reading this tutorial to the end, and I hope you find it useful.