How to Adjust Brightness on Windows 10 Using the Keyboard

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This wikiHow will teach you how to adjust your Windows 10 PC's brightness using your keyboard. It's a quick and easy way to make your screen brighter or darker depending upon your needs, all without even combing through your settings! Just by tapping a few buttons on your keyboard, you can adjust your screen brightness however you please.

Where is the brightness key on Windows 10 keyboard?

Not all laptops have the same brightness key, but you can always adjust the brightness by holding down the “Fn” key and the right or left arrow key. The right arrow makes the screen brighter and the left arrow makes it darker.

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    Windows 10 PCs allow you to adjust your brightness using hotkeys on your keyboard. These hotkeys are represented by two different images of a sun, one for increasing and another for decreasing brightness. [1] Find the keys on your keyboard to get started.
    • These hotkeys will look slightly different on every computer. They are often differentiated by a filled-in sun (decrease) and an empty sun (increase) or a sun with dots for rays (decrease) and a sun with lines for rays (increase).
    • Also be on the lookout for arrows pointing upwards or downwards, indicating an increase or decrease in brightness.
    • These hotkeys will be mapped onto different buttons on different keyboards. Check out your left and right arrow keys, or the function keys (F1, F2, etc.) lining the top of your keyboard. [2]
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    The brightness hotkeys are not the primary function of the keys they are mapped onto. You'll therefore needed to hold down the Fn key while you adjust your screen's brightness. [3]
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    While holding Fn , tap the corresponding hotkeys to turn your PC's brightness up or down. [4]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://techcult.com/screen-brightness-windows-10/#Method_1_Adjust_screen_brightness_using_Hotkeys
      2. ↑ https://www.digitalcitizen.life/adjust-screen-brightness-windows/
      3. ↑ https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht075827
      4. ↑ https://www.digitalcitizen.life/adjust-screen-brightness-windows/

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