2 Easy Ways to Increase the Color Contrast in Windows 10

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Quickly change the brightness and contrast in your Windows 10 computer or laptop
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If you have low vision, enabling high contrast mode in Windows 10 is a simple and quick fix to adjust the colors everywhere on your computer. You can use the preloaded themes or create your own custom theme with specific colors. If you want to change your brightness, you can use the physical keys on your laptop or use the settings menu. This wikiHow will teach you how to adjust your screen's contrast and brightness using a Windows 10 laptop or computer.

How to Change the Contrast on Your Computer

On Windows, open "Settings" and click "Ease of Access". Select "High Contrast" in the left panel, and turn the setting on. Choose a preloaded theme or select your own contrasting colors to use.

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Changing Color Contrast

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    This keyboard shortcut will open the Settings menu for Windows 10 . You can also open Settings by clicking the Windows logo in the taskbar and clicking the gear icon.
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    It's near the bottom of the menu next to a dotted line icon of a clock.
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    You'll see this in the vertical menu on the left side of the window.
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    You may need to wait a moment for Windows to ready the color change.
    • If you don't like the default high contrast theme, you can select from the preselected themes in the drop-box listed under the "Choose a theme" header.
    • To turn off high contrast mode, toggle the switch off or use the keyboard shortcut: left Alt + left Shift + Print Screen .
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    If you don't like any of the default themes, you can customize the color options. [1]
    • Select a theme from the drop-down menu.
    • Click Text , Hyperlinks , Disabled Text , Selected Text , Button Text , and/or Background .
    • Select a color or enter a hex code .
    • Click Done .
    • Click Apply below the customizable options to apply.
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Changing Screen Brightness

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    This keyboard shortcut will open the Settings menu. You can also open Settings by clicking the Windows logo in the taskbar and clicking the gear icon.
    • This method will not work on desktop computers with external monitors. If you have an external monitor, you'll need to calibrate it using its buttons.
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    This is usually the first icon on the page. By default, you should be on the Display tab.
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    You can find this at the top of the page, underneath the Brightness and color header.
    • Drag the slider to the right to increase the screen brightness, or drag it to the left to decrease it.
    • If your keyboard has the sun button, you can adjust the brightness with your keyboard . Hold down Fn and tap the sun button to increase the brightness.
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      • Some Windows 10 computers and graphics drivers (like computers run by an Intel graphics card) pop up with a menu when you right-click the desktop. Select Graphics Properties and then Display . You'll see Color Settings in the vertical menu on the left side of the Intel Graphics Control Panel window as well as a slider next to Contrast that you can drag left and right to change the color contrast. When you're happy with the change, click Apply . If you don't like the change, click Restore Defaults and close the window. [2]
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      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-color-contrast-in-windows-fedc744c-90ac-69df-aed5-c8a90125e696
      2. ↑ https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-desktop/how-do-i-increase-the-contrast-on-the-screen/a039e33e-07a7-482d-a006-9cd18ce77eec

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      1. Press the Windows + I keys to open the Settings menu.
      2. Click Ease of Access .
      3. Click High Contrast .
      4. Click the switch to toggle it on or off under "Use high contrast."

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