No brightness adjustment on windows 10

[jane78]

I recently updated to windows 10 and the fn keys don't work to adjust brightness anymore and there's no setting for it anymore in control panel. I tried the options in device manager but nothing works??

 

[Lozzy-loz]

Try the windows key and A, the brightness control should be a slider at the bottom of the panel that opens

 

[lochlomonder]

It would be helpful if you could download and run the TSG System Information Utility on the affected machine, and then post the results back to the thread. That way, we'll be able to tell what you're dealing with specifically.

 

[jane78]

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.9
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Home, 64 bit, Build 19041, Installed 20200601145248.000000+060
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7, CPU Count: 4
Total Physical RAM: 4 GB
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000, 1809 MB
Hard Drives: C: 465 GB (397 GB Free);
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0M6H08, ver A09, s/n H84RDR1.CN701661BF000G.
System: Dell Inc., ver DELL - 1072009, s/n H84RDR1
Antivirus: Windows Defender, Disabled

 

[jane78]

when i press windows key and A there is no option for brightness anywhere

 

[Lozzy-loz]

There should be a slider control at the very bottom

 

[jane78]

there's nothing there for brightness

 

[Lozzy-loz]

Go to settings system, display, a brightness slider is near the top of the screen

 

[lochlomonder]

The biggest issue with your laptop is Dell didn't support it beyond Windows 8, so that's likely why the function buttons aren't working properly. Nevertheless, I'll continue to look and see if there are any workarounds.

 

[jane78]

nope i know how to do that but it's nowhere

 

[lochlomonder]

I don't think your graphics driver will support this in Windows 10; the hardware is just too old. However, I recommend downloading and installing this third-party utility for managing your brightness:

Win10 BrightnessSlider 1.7.9

 

[jane78]

That has bad reviews. Is there another option?

 

[Cookiegal]

Isn't that the same one Colin just from a different source?

 

[lochlomonder]

Isn't that the same one Colin just from a different source?

You're right. I deleted it, Karen. Boy, I really need to up my caffeine intake for the day!

 

[Cookiegal]