Change Brightness Steps in Windows 11: A Comprehensive Guide
If you're looking to adjust the brightness of your Windows 11 laptop in smaller increments than the default 10% steps, you're in luck! This article will guide you through changing the brightness steps from 10% to 5%.
Background and Context
When it comes to controlling the brightness of your Windows 11 laptop, the default setting is to increase or decrease the brightness in 10% increments. However, this may not be ideal for all users, as some may prefer finer control over their screen's brightness. For example, if you're working in a dimly lit environment, a 5% decrease in brightness may be more suitable than a 10% decrease. Thankfully, you can modify the registry settings to change the brightness steps to 5%.
Steps to Change Brightness Steps to 5%
To change the brightness steps to 5%, follow these steps:
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.
- Type
regeditand press Enter to open the Registry Editor. - Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0000 - Right-click on the
0000key and selectNew -> DWORD (32-bit) Value. - Name the new value
BrightnessStepand set its value to5. - Click OK to save the changes.
After completing these steps, you should now be able to adjust the brightness of your Windows 11 laptop in 5% increments.
In this article, we discussed changing the brightness steps of your Windows 11 laptop from 10% to 5%. By modifying the registry settings, you can have finer control over your screen's brightness. We hope this guide has been helpful and informative for you.
References
- Microsoft Support, "Change the brightness of your screen in Windows 10". https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-the-brightness-of-your-screen-in-windows-10-e859d5f4-0807-00b2-838c-4eaa3c2b75f1
- TenForums, "Change Display Brightness Step in Windows 10". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/58565-change-display-brightness-step-windows-10-a.html