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Power plan brightness setting gone in Windows 10 1809

Anonymous
2018-10-22T05:18:06+00:00

Hi,

I have three notebooks with Windows 1809(one upgraded from 1803 and two clean installs).

In previous versions we would have "Adjust plan brightness" option in Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Power Options->Edit Plan Settings.

The brightness you adjust by hot key/Windows Mobility center/Modern UI setting is still remembered.

But you cannot change it in power plan settings.(You can't see plan brightness in Advanced power settings window either.)

1803 and older:

1809:

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-01-07T06:19:13+00:00

    I won't gainsay your assessment. I use battery mode rarely & have no personal assessment of my own. But this laptop does seem to have everything I could want in a desktop when plugged in. Maybe it is a little flakey unplugged as you say.

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  2. Sumit D - IA 168.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-10-22T12:46:01+00:00

    I checked and apparently PCR's excellent advice is correct(Haven't seen control panel from time). The brightness slider has been moved to Settings>Display.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-10-22T06:17:37+00:00

    Hi Privism. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP, here to help you.

    1. Update the Display driver from the PC or Display adapter maker's Support Downloads web page for your exact model number, HP Serial Number or Dell Service Tag - from the sticker on the PC.

    While there check also for newer chipset, BIOS, network, sound, USB3 and other drivers, comparing to the ones presently installed in Device Manager reached by right clicking the Start Menu.

    if this doesn't give you the latest or ideal driver for what you need, compare it to the driver offered by the Intel driver update Utility here: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/...

    or the Nvidia Update utility here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Scan.aspx?lang=e...

    or the AMD autodect utility here: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/P...

    For Display issues one fix that is working is to Roll back or Uninstall the Driver on the Display Device > Driver tab, restart PC to reinstall driver.

    You can also try older drivers in Device Manager > Display device > Driver tab > Update Driver > Browse > Let Me Pick.

    Then you will know you've tried everything in addition to Windows Update drivers.

    1. You can roll back Version 1809 in Settings>Update & Security>Recovery and then hide it until it matures using the Hide Updates Tool downloaded from here: https://www.howtogeek.com/224471/how-to-prevent...

    If you need older version media to Clean Reinstall, Version 1803 is still in Media Creation Tool after Version 1809 was withdrawn for multiple problems. It's possible it may require a fix being put in the new media or pushed via Windows Update.

    1. Go over this checklist to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get done: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

    Start with Step 4 to turn off Startup freeloaders which can conflict and cause issues, then Step 7 to check for infection the most thorough way, then step 10 to check for damaged System Files. Then continue with the other steps to go over your install most thoroughly.

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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