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Adjusting Screen Brightness on Windows 10 without Mouse

Anonymous
2018-12-08T06:28:37+00:00

I was wondering if there was a way for me to only use my keyboard to adjust my screen brightness.

My brightness level was at 100%. I tried to change it using the shortcut on the bottom right-hand side, where you can also make adjustments such as putting the computer in night mode. I believe that's where you can pull up notifications as well. Anyways, there seems to be a bug with it, and it frustratingly brought my screen to 0% as soon as I clicked that button. I know this, because I saw it change to 0% right before everything turned black. Now, when I turn on my computer, everything is functional, but my screen is completely black about a second after I get to the login screen. I got into Safe Mode at one point (which is also frustrating to get into with Windows 10), but, of course, the brightness is a slider and is not available for adjustment in Safe Mode.

Therefore, I'm hoping someone can give me step-by-step instructions on how to adjust it using just my keyboard. I know the first step would be typing in my password, but I'm not sure where to go beyond that. I cannot see anything at all.

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Anonymous
2018-12-08T06:34:42+00:00

Hi Aluminiumfoil, thanks for your question. I'm Graeme, a Microsoft Community expert and fellow user.

I understand your dilemma. Let's see if you can get to the screen brightness settings in Windows while blind!

  • First, log in and let Windows load completely.
  • Press Windows key, then type Brightness.
  • Press Enter
  • Hold down the right arrow, which should move the brightness slider upwards to the right.

Do this with a small pause of a few seconds in between each step to make sure each part loads completely before modifying settings.

Please let me know how you go! Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-12-08T07:38:53+00:00

    Worked like a charm. Thank you so much! You definitely made my night.

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