Screen dimming more commonly arises when users are playing games. Speaking of which, many reported screen dimming on full brightness as well. If screen dimming spoils your gaming sessions, there are a few ways you might be able to fix it. Give the potential resolutions below a try.

Why does my screen go dark on Windows 11?

Screen dimming can arise because of certain Windows 11 or built-in monitor features that automatically lower brightness levels. These are some of the more common causes of screen dimming:

Night Light and Game Mode: Night Light and Game Mode are two other features in Windows 11 that can feasibly cause screen dimming when you’re playing games in full-screen mode Monitors’ auto-dimming features: Some monitors have auto-dimming features that reduce brightness levels for Windows games Graphics cards’ drivers: Your graphics card’s driver might be faulty or outdated Adaptive brightness: Some laptops have adaptive brightness features. If your Windows 11 brightness keeps going down, then this feature might be the problem.

However, you can always prevent your laptop screen from dimming. Our solutions will come in handy if Windows 11 screen brightness keeps changing, Windows 11 adaptive brightness is missing, or your screen dims after 30 seconds.

How can I fix screen dimming in Windows 11?

1. Disable Night Light

If your Windows 11 screen darkens, the Night Light feature may be causing it.

2. Turn off your monitor’s auto-dimming feature

Your monitor might have an auto-dimming feature that’s dimming the brightness. The best way to determine if that’s the case is to look through the manual for your PC’s VDU (visual display unit). That manual will tell you about the monitor’s auto-dimming feature and how to disable it.

3. Turn off Windows Game Mode

Some users reported that you can fix this problem by disabling the game mode only for specific games that cause screen dimming. You can do that by following these steps: SPONSORED

4. Update your graphics card’s driver

However, third-party driver updater software will more likely detect if there are new drivers available for your PC’s graphics card and will be effective if your Windows 11 screen is dimming randomly. A driver updater utility like DriverFix will scan your PC and list devices with outmoded drivers. Then you can download and install new drivers with the software.

5. Reinstall your graphics card driver

If your Windows 11 screen goes dark randomly, reinstall your drivers and check if that helps.

6. Clean-boot Windows 11

If this resolution fixes the screen dimming, a background process, service, or app was likely causing it. You’ll need to identify the background process, app, or service to resolve the issue if you want to restore your PC’s original boot configuration. You can restore the original boot configuration by selecting the Load startup items option in MSConfig you previously disabled. Click the Enable all button in MSConfig to restore third-party services. The resolutions above should be enough to fix screen dimming in Windows 11 for many users. Those potential fixes are especially recommended for screen dimming that arises when playing games. If those aren’t enough to solve Windows 11’s screen dimming, there could be a hardware issue with your PC’s monitor. In this case, you might need to return and change the VDU (or the whole PC if it’s a laptop) to its manufacturer for repairs. If you have other ways of solving the screen issue, please inform us in the comment section below.

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