Laptops are no longer a luxury in today’s world regardless of the purposes. Almost for all reasons, we are dependent on these portable computers. They are not only easy enough to carry, but also comes with all the required specs inside it eliminating the need of carrying the heavy machineries anywhere to power ON the computer. Rather, you can just turn ON the laptop with a single press on its power button in the keyboard. And, this makes us to experiment a little on the laptops, like in this blog post we will cover how to make laptop screen brighter than max in some easy and simple step-by-step guides.
But before that, we should discuss a bit why do we need to make the laptop display brighter than the default max brightness level.
Why do you need to increase the laptop display brightness more than the max level?
Every laptop we see in the gadget marketplace comes with an in-built max brightness level that allows you to increase the brightness of the laptop display. But not all of them feature the exact brightness according to your eyesight. Besides that, most of the laptop display are built to set up the brightness automatically according to the lighting of the surrounding, i.e., dimming when there is an exposure of bright lights in the environment, and dazzling when the surrounding is a bit dark. But that does not always help, especially when it does not match with your eyesight. Often it feels like a bit dim even though you are using the highest brightness level and that is always for the incorrect automatic brightness adjustment of the laptop display. This time, you need to modify the brightness of the laptop. Apart from that, it is also necessary when you are working on a photo or video that is too dark or bright to understand its elements. This is another reason you need to increase the brightness of the laptop display than max.
So now you know that there are some serious reasons to increase the brightness of laptop display more than that of the max level. And, if you are also one of the victims of this incorrect automatic brightness adjustment of your laptop display, this blog post can save you. Thankfully, there are some options that you can modify the brightness of your laptop display as per your eyesight and requirements.
But wait! Have you tried with the max brightness level of the laptop display? It is because often our laptop display is equipped with auto brightness that resists the screen to provide enough backlight to work. And, this is why, it is also important to check if the max laptop brightness will be enough or not.
So, how to adjust your laptop brightness to reach the max level?
In this section, we will cover five steps on how to maximize the brightness of your laptop display.
#1. Use your laptop keyboard to make your laptop screen brighter:
Usually, increasing the display brightness of a desktop monitor is easier as it features the adjust buttons just beneath the monitor. Simultaneously, you can also adjust the brightness level of your laptop using the buttons on your keyboard. Yes, there are some keys on the laptop keyboard that are solely dedicated to adjust the brightness of the machine display. And, the best part is that they are somewhere between the F1 to F12 keys, so you do not have to search it everywhere on the keyboard. The keys are variable according to the laptop models, but they belong to the F section. They always come with a “sun” or “+/-“ icon on the top that will help you recognize them. The key that stands for lowering the brightness features either a “-“ or “sun with smaller rays” icon on it, while the one for increasing the brightness comes with either a “+” or “sun with bigger rays” icon on it.
All you need to do is continue pressing the “+” or “sun with bigger rays” icon on it, i.e., the one means to increase the brightness of the display, until you get the desired brightness on the laptop display.
#2. Use the action center or notification panel to make your laptop screen brighter:
If the previous step is not helping you no worries! We have got you. There are other ways as well through which you can maximize the brightness of your laptop display to the max level. It is also one of the easiest ways.
If you are a Windows 10 or Windows 10 Home laptop user,
• Locate at your right hand side of your laptop screen and click on the “message box” look alike icon. That is your notification panel of the laptop. On the other way, you can also open it by pressing the “Windows Key + A” together. It will also open the notification panel or the action center in your laptop.
• Go through all the shortcuts and at the beneath of all, you will find the slider, specifically for the brightness adjustment.
• Drag the slider left or right to decrease or increase the brightness of your laptop display.
But what if there is no slider on the panel? You can do the following:
• Go to the search bar on your left hand side bottom on your laptop and search for Settings option.
• In Settings, find the option named “Notification & Actions”. There you will find the “Edit Quick Options”. Click on it.
• Here you can see the brightness slider box. Now you can do the same as instructed above to increase or decrease your laptop brightness as required.
If you are Mac OS laptop user, then the steps will be different.
• First, you have to go to the Settings option on your MacBook and then look for the Apple Menu. Here you can adjust the brightness of your laptop display manually.
#3. Use Windows 10 Mobility Center to make your laptop display brighter:
This step is also very easy to do, but it can only happen with the Windows 10 OS laptops. Mobility Center is a feature in the system, that allows quick access to all the mobile features. And the best part is, brightness comes at its list, so you can quickly adjust it from here. All you have to do is the following:
• Press the “Windows Key + X” together at the same time. A pop up window will be opened, named Power User Menu.
• You will find the Mobility Center at the second of the menu. Click on it. A new window will pop up with quick access to few mobile features.
• You will find the Brightness Slider at the first place of the list with an adjustment knob.
• Drag it up/down or right/left to adjust the brightness as desired.
#4. Use third-party applications to make your laptop display brighter:
Though the above-mentioned three steps are super easy and simple, sometime they cannot help you out that much as the max possible brightness of the laptop display will still be limited. But what if it still is not enough for your work? Well, you can take help form some of the third party apps. There are several third-party programs that can help you to max your laptop brightness. They can work even when you laptop does not come with any brightness slider or adjustment options. Some of the best free brightness adjustment applications are f.lux, CareUEyes, Win 10 Brightness Slider, Dimmer, Lamin, etc. All these apps are great to use in any Windows 10 or Windows 10 Home laptops. You can not only adjust your display brightness with them, but also can set auto brightness according to your surrounding and lights.
But what if you have a MacBook? Well, you can use the application named Brightness Slider. This app is a great option for the Mac users where you can control the brightness of the laptop display from the menu bar once you install it. It will also allow you to manage the depth of the backlight of the screen to make custom changes on the display. Along with that, the app can also help you in blue light reduction providing short-intensity brightness.
#5. Use system settings to make your laptop display brighter:
If you are not intending to increase your laptop brightness more than the default max level, then you can simply do that from your system settings. It is the easiest and simplest process, if your brightness keys (mostly, the F2/F3) are not working or not showing any brightness adjustment options. It is a very easy step. All you have to do is:
• Go to the search bar on the left side of the display and search for Settings.
• Tap on the Display from the left hand side.
• Now you will find a slide under the Brightness and Colour option.
• Drag the slider to right/left to increase/decrease the brightness of your laptop display as desired.
And, if you have a laptop with an OS lower than Windows 10, such as Windows 7, etc., you can do the following steps to adjust the brightness of your machine from the system settings:
• Search for the Control Panel from the search bar on the left side of your display.
• Now find the Hardware and Sound option.
• Here you will find the Power Options.
• In this section, you can adjust the brightness of the laptop display.
If you are using a MacBook or any laptop with Mac OS, then the steps will be the following:
• Go to the System Menu in your MacBook and then locate the Apple Menu.
• Now tap on the System Preferences and then select the Display Settings. Here you can adjust the brightness of your MacBook display.
These five steps are the simple and easy processes through which you can adjust the brightness of your laptop display and set it on the fullest to get the max brightness level. But what if that much is still not enough? Well, there are ways through which you can increase the brightness level than max level.
So, how to make the laptop screen brighter than max? Well, here are the ways:
In this section, we will cover the 3 easy and simple ways on how to make laptop screen brighter than max. Apart from mentioning the processes, we will also provide step-by-step guides so you can try out some of these while reading this blog post instantly and share your experience with us. Following are the easiest ways you can maximize your laptop brightness than max:
#A. Increasing the display brightness level than max with Calibration Wizard:
It is not uncommon that the laptop display brightness level is full but you still cannot be able to see the images properly to work. It happens especially when the media file is darker than the usual, or the surrounding exposure is too much. If you are in a place with full of lights, working on a laptop will be difficult because of the environment. But what if you are travelling and you have to work an urgent project? Simple! Just increase the laptop display brightness than that of the max level. If you are a Windows 10 user, then the best part is that you do not have to install a single thing as your laptop is already per-equipped with Calibration Wizard. Here’s the step-by-step guide on how you can use that:
a) Go to the search bar on the left hand side of your screen to open the search section or press the Windows key on your desktop.
b) Now search for the Settings menu. Tap on the gear lookalike icon from the options.
c) In the Settings, search for the System. Usually, it is on the first position.
d) On your left, there will be a list of the settings. Click on the Display.
e) Now scroll down through the page until you find the Multiple Exhibition.
f) Under this section, you will find a hyperlink for Modified Screen Settings.
g) Once done, locate the Display Adapter Features for Display.
h) Click on the Display Hyperlink. It will pop up a new window.
i) Now click on the Colour Calibration tab in the upper right corner on this newly opened window.
j) Once done, choose a colour calibration scheme and it will open another window.
k) Here you will find the Advanced tab on the above. Click on it.
l) Now go to the bottom of the window. Here you will find the Calibrate Display option under the Display Calibration section.
m) Now adjust your display brightness settings according to your need and eyesight, and set on the desired brightness level.
But what if there are no Multiple Exhibition option under your display settings? No worries! In that case, you can try out the following alternative steps for Calibration Wizard:
a) Go to the search bar on the left bottom cornet of your laptop and search for Settings. On the other hand, you can use the shortcut by pressing “Windows Key + I” keys together. It will open the Settings window in your laptop.
b) Like the previous step, find the System section, which will eventually be in the first place.
c) Now tap on the Display from the left side of your screen. It will also be on the top position.
d) Scroll down through the display settings page until you get the Advanced Display Settings button.
e) Click on it and then go to the Display Adapter Properties for Display 1.
f) It will open a new dialogue box window. Here you will find the Colour Management tab on the third-most tab in the above section of the newly opened dialogue box.
g) Tap on the Colour Management Tab. It will again open a new window.
h) Look at the rightmost portion of the window and locate the Advanced tab. Click on it.
i) Down there the Advanced tab, you will find the Calibrate Display option.
j) Click on this option it and simply press next > next until you reach to the portion with various adjustment sliders on your display.
k) Once you reach there, now you can drag the slider simply to the upper/lower extremes to make a whole new display setup on your laptop.
But these two steps are only for the Windows 10 and Windows 10 Home users. So, what if you have a MacBook with a Mac OS? Well, we have the answers for that too.
a) To change the luminosity in your MacBook with the Calibration Wizard, go to the System Preferences.
b) Now find the Display menu from the settings menu and choose the Colour option.
c) Here you will find the Calibrate option, where you can adjust the display settings of your MacBook.
#B. Increasing the display brightness level than max by deactivating automatic brightness:
It happens mostly on the Windows 10 laptops that the laptop display automatically gets adapted according to the ambience. This is because of the pre-equipped Adaptive Brightness feature in the laptop display. And, this adjusts the laptop brightness automatically with the surrounding lights, i.e., brighter in an environment with lots of lights and darker in a dark environment. It also happens because of the smart battery protection settings of your laptop. This is indeed a good step to save your battery and provide an eye protection to relief from eye strains for prolonged staring. But that does not work always and make trouble in laptop display brightness. Well, you can turn that off with the following option:
a) Open the Start Menu in your laptop from the Windows logo or the search bar from the left hand side of your laptop screen. Alternatively, you can also press the Windows key on your keyboard to open it.
b) Search for the Control Panel and click on it.
c) Once opened, look for the Hardware and Sound option.
d) Tap on it. Under this, you will find the Power Options. Click on it.
e) It will open the Display Plan of your laptop. Click on the Change Plan Settings.
f) Here you can edit the display adjustments for On-Battery and Plugged In conditions by rotating the sliders to maximize/minimize the brightness settings.
#C. Increasing the display brightness level than max with laptop keyboard:
Now the last step about how to make laptop screen brighter than max is through the keyboard. It is surprising, as we have already discussed about the laptop display brightness adjustment settings with the F key series at the start of the blog. Right? Yes, but in this section, we’ll see how can you increase the display brightness than max by mixing your laptop keyboard mannequin. For that, you may have to carry or turn ON the Fn key in our keyboard. Once the key is activated, press the corresponding key to operate the brightness feature.
For example, if you have a Huawei MateBook laptop, you can disable the Fn key and then press the F1 key to decrease the brightness of your laptop display, and to increase it, simple enable the Fn key and then press the F2 key.
FAQs regarding how to make laptop screen brighter than max:
Ans. There can be two reasons for which your laptop display is dimmer than the usual. The first one is maybe your laptop display brightness level is low and another reason is because of the loose AC adapter cable. Battery-driven laptops are brighter.
Ans. It is easier than ever. Look at the F key series in the above your laptop keyboard and you can din two keys with bright sun icon. Mostly they locate in the F1/F2 or F2/F3 keys varying with the model and brand. You can simply press the icon with “-“ or “sun with short rays” to lower the brightness and “+” or “sun with long rays” to increase it.
Ans. The easiest way to increase the laptop screen brightness than the max level is through the keyboard. Just like the previous way, you will use the F series keys to increase and decrease the brightness level but mixing it up with the Fn key. Disable it and press the one showing “sun with short ray”, it will dark the display and enable the Fn while pressing the key showing “sun with long ray” can maximize the brightness than the max level.
Ans. Sure, it is possible. If you are a Windows 10 or Windows 10 Home laptop user, then it is far easier than the usual as you already have a pre-equipped Calibrate Wizard on your machine. All you have to do is to go to Settings and then find the Advanced Display Settings, where after some steps, you will find the Calibrate option.
Ans. Like the answer of the previous question, go to the Settings menu of your laptop and tap on the Display settings. Here you will find the slider for Brightness and Colour, where you can adjust the brightness and colour of your laptop display.
Ans. Though making the laptop screen brighter than max is pretty easier in Windows 10 OS, it is not impossible for Mac OS notebooks. Simply go to the Settings Menu of your MacBook and locate the Apple Menu. Here you will find the Calibrate option under Colour menu.
Conclusion:
Regardless of the purposes and skillets, laptop display is one of the vital features in all the laptops that one needs to check beforehand. But often it is not enough while working on any objects with dark images or working in an environment with extreme light exposure. Your laptop display may not provide sufficient brightness even when you have maximized it to the fullest. Then what will you do? Well, this blog post may help you with how to make laptop screen brighter than max.