How to Change Brightness in Windows 11

Do you want to change the brightness level of your Windows 11 PC display but don’t know how? This guide features multiple methods to accomplish that.

Option 1: Adjust Brightness from the Quick Settings Panel

The quick settings panel is the fastest way to change your Windows 11 computer’s brightness level. The steps below demonstrate how to do that.

1. Click the Quick Settings Panel at the right corner of your Windows 11 taskbar. Alternatively, you can press Windows + A keys on your keyboard to launch the quick settings panel.

2. Finally, by dragging the brightness slider in the quick settings panel, you can change the brightness of your Windows 11 PC display. To reduce the brightness of the display, drag the slider left.
   
   However, drag the slider right to increase the brightness of the display.

Option 2: Modify Brightness via Settings

As expected, you can also change the brightness of your Windows 11 computer display via Settings. Follow the procedures below to achieve that.

1. Right-click the Start menu on your Windows 11 taskbar and select Settings from the options that appear. You may also use the Windows + I keyboard shortcut to launch Settings.

2. Afterward, select Display on the right pane on the System tab.

3. Finally, you can change the brightness of your Windows 11 PC display by dragging the Brightness slider under the Brightness & color section. Drag the slider right to increase the brightness.
   
   Meanwhile, drag the slider left to decrease the brightness.

Option 3: Tweak Brightness Through the Windows Mobility Center

Another method to change the brightness of your Windows 11 computer’s display is through Windows Mobility Center. The procedures below illustrate how to achieve that.

1. Right-click the Windows 11 Start menu on the taskbar and left-click Mobility Center from the displayed options.

2. When the Windows Mobility Center opens, use the brightness slider to change the brightness of your computer display. Dragging the slider left reduces the brightness of the display.
   
   However, dragging the slider right increases the display brightness.

Option 4: Change Brightness Using PowerShell

Interestingly, you can also change the brightness of your Windows 11 computer display using PowerShell. Follow the procedures below to do that.

1. Click the Search icon on your Windows 11 taskbar.

2. Afterward, type “powershell” (without the quotes) in the input field. Then, right-click the Windows PowerShell app from the search result and select Run as administrator.

3. After that, you will receive a User Account Control prompt on your screen. This prompt will ask if you want to allow the app to make changes to your device – select Yes to continue.
4. On the Windows PowerShell window, input the command below and replace “100” with the percentage value you want for your display brightness. Then, press Enter on your keyboard.

(Get-WmiObject -Namespace root/WMI -Class WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods).WmiSetBrightness(1,100)

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Conclusion

The brightness of your device display determines how well you see the content. Gladly, with this guide, you should be able to adjust the brightness of your Windows 11 computer display anytime and anywhere.

This guide provided numerous methods to change the brightness in Windows 11. Essentially, we discussed how to perform this task using the quick settings panel on the Windows 11 taskbar.

This guide also taught us how to change brightness through Settings. That’s not all; we learned how to adjust brightness using the Windows Mobility Center and PowerShell.

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