Windows 10: I cannot find a way to turn off adaptive brightness control. I have followed the...

I have tried several solutions from videos and other sites. Invariably, they get to a point where I'm supposed to click on an option to turn this feature on or off and I have no such option. One site gave me instructions to solve this problem by editing the registry but I'm not comfortable with that.

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How do I turn off adaptive brightness?

Surface Pro 6, manually updated to 2004 last week. There is now no way to turn off adaptive brightness. Seeing the screen constantly stepping brightness up or down is one of the most irritating things in the universe, and I can’t turn it off.

I've tried all the so-called solutions that I could find; none work. I had previously turned it off with the Intel Graphics Control Panel but that has been replaced with Intel Graphics Control Center, which does not provide that option. This problem appears to be related to the latest Intel display driver, which is necessary for the 2004 version. I can't roll back to a previous version because of this 2004 support. Trying to install an earlier Intel driver fails. I can uninstall the Intel display driver and the Windows default takes over with perfectly good display results, but the camera no longer works (???) and other things aren't just right. No registry changes that I've found, no group policy support, no nothing, even from here: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/70157-enable-disable-adaptive-brightness-windows-10-a.html

So I am considering going back to the previous version but before I do this I would like some advice:

1. Anything to try that might have been missed?
2. Does going back to a previous version actually work these days (2004 to 1909 or whatever the previous version is)? All the stuff to roll back is still installed.
3. Will the roll-back get the SP6 back to the exact configuration, including drivers, that it was in before the update? I haven't changed or added any apps since the upgrade, so that won't be a problem.

 

I can't Turn on the Adaptive Brightness

No problem! So first I followed these steps: Control Panel -> Power Options -> Change plan settings -> Change advanced power settings -> Display -> Enable adaptive brightness

So that's the first thing to check I'd say. But for me, I had the issue that "Enable adaptive brightness" wasn't on the list. So I followed these steps and they fixed my problem:
Press Windows key + X ->
Click Device Manager ->
Expand Display adapters ->
Right click the current display adapter -> Click Uninstall ->
Check the box that says, "Delete the driver software for this device.” ->
Exit Device Manager ->
Restart ->

Click Start -> Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Update -> Check for updates
Download and install any pending updates ->

Restart your computer

And that fixed it

 

Brightness control not working

Hi,

My name is Angel. I am an Independent Advisor. Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to follow these steps:

1. Go into "Control Panel" and then "Power Options".

2. Click the "Change plan settings" link next to which ever plan you are currently using and then click "Change advance power settings".

3. In this new window click "Display" to open up the listings under it.

4. Now locate and click each of the following..."Display brightness", "Dimmed display brightness" and"Enable adaptive brightness".

5. Change each of these to the settings you wish, then click the "Apply" button and finally the "OK" button.

6. You should be good.

Hope the information provided is useful. If the issue persists, reply here and we will be glad to help you.

Angel.