You may contact me for suggestions, bugs or critiques. Hope you enjoy and find this software useful. Feel free to recommend it to your friends and family and you may link to this page if you wish. When Dimmer runs, it will remember and dim the brightness to the level it was last used.ĭimmer has been much acclaimed over the years for its simplicity and as the best dimming software for displays, screens or monitors. When no longer needed, just delete the program folder. The program stores its settings into a file in the program folder (for your convenience) so the Windows Registry is not used. I eventually released it to the public in 2007.Īnother convenient feature is that Dimmer does not require installation. The monitor brightness can now be easily adjusted via a slider and/or text input controls which are very easy to use. So one day (back in 2004) I decided to develop Dimmer to solve this problem. This was uncomfortable and damaging to the eyes. The need for this program came about when working at night with minimum ambient light in the room. Screen brightness adjustment the easy way Newer versions of Dimmer will likely be less susceptible to this problem as I will contact these companies to validate and whitelist Dimmer. Also, if you play games (multiplayer, FPS, etc.) do not run Dimmer while playing, this is to prevent some Anti-Cheating software from firing an alert. Dimmer is 100% benign software (as long as you download from this page only). Rest assured, these are just false positives. It's also very lightweight on system resources, ideal for everyday use.ĭimmer can sometimes be wrongly flagged by Anti Virus software. Dimmer is designed to run on all versions of Windows in a quick, easy and intuitive way. It has helped to save the eyesight of thousands of people since 2007. Dimmer was created for this exact task, to help you lower the computer screen brightness, so you can work with no detriment to your eyes.īy reducing the brightness of your screens, Dimmer helps to protect you from excessive light radiation which damages your eyes. It supports multiple screens, displays and monitors with convenient individual controls to adjust each one.Īlways wondered how to reduce your screen brightness? Or, how to dim your computer monitor, screen or display? Wonder no more. It can dim all your screens and monitors LCD, TFT and LED backlit types (even old CRTs). Dimmer offers a fast and easy way to correct this, so you can adjust the brightness of your displays. This becomes very useful when you are in near or total darkness and the minimum brightness from your display or screen is still too much. Kudos would also be appreciated.Brightness control software for all your monitorsĭimmer is a small and free application for Windows, designed to help you adjust the brightness of your computer screen, monitor or display. Please let me know whether that works for you, and if it does resolve your issue, please mark this post as a solution. The driver should be installed, and test whether the brightness slider is working for you. In the next screen, select "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" from the list under "Show compatible hardware" section. In the interface menu choose "Browse my computer for driver software".ĥ. Then choose the option "Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer"Ħ. Navigate to the Display adapters sectionģ. Right-click on the installed display driver, and choose Update Driver SoftwareĤ. Search for Device Manager, and launch it.Ģ.
If you have updated the drivers and there is no change with the brightness control, then it is likely the display driver is not totally compatible with Windows 10. HP PCs - Using HP Support Assistant (Windows 10, 8, 7)
Have you updated all the available drivers for your computer? If not, try using the HP Support Assistant to get any available updates. What was your original operating system? Did the brightness control work properly with that OS? HP Desktop PCs - How Do I Find My Model Number, Serial Number or Product Number? See the following, if you need help with that information. Please post the full product number for your computer.
I understand that you are having trouble with the brightness control for your display. I am happy to help with this. Hi there the Forums be with you! It is a great place to find the help you need, from other users, HP experts and other support personnel.