From: noemail@none.com
On 2/2/2026 12:31 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> AJL wrote:
>
> [Thread drift:]
Yea. Probably should migrate to the W11 group...
>> It took me awhile to write that response because this new W11
>> laptop kept blacking out and had to be rebooted (re-hybernated?)
>> twice. I recently had installed a dimmer app cause the LT was too
>> bright for me at its lowest setting in a dark room. I just
>> uninstalled the app and so far so good. If that's not it maybe the
>> latest MS bug I've been reading about? Ah well I've always got my
>> Chromebooks. Never a problem with them, they just work...
>
> I don't know if my solution can accomodate a low enough brightness
> for you, but I use Nirsoft's 'nircmd' command in two shortcuts for
> different brightness settings.
>
> For my currently active 'Brightness Night' shortcut, the 'Target:'
> field contains (without quotes):
>
> "C:\packages\nircmd\nircmd.exe setbrightness 40"
>
> where 40 is the brightness percentage.
>
> I have two shortcuts for Day and Night on the Desktop, because I was
> getting tired of playing with the brightness keys (too coarse) or
> Settings (too awkward).
Thanks. I prefer the slider capability. I'm not giving up on this
Windows app (WinDimmer) yet. There's apparently several different ways
to use it. Before I was using the app slider and leaving the app open.
Now I'm trying setting the screen low using the app, then closing the
app and using the laptop's slider/keys. Seems to work as well. And with
the app closed perhaps no longer the black screen problem? And of course
I have no proof that WinDimmer's the screen problem in the first place.
Time will tell.
And of course there's several more dimmer apps to try in the MS store. I
might even invest the astronomical sum of 99 cents US that some of them
want... :-O
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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