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    M17x R2 and Windows 10

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by BrightStar, Sep 28, 2015.

  1. BrightStar

    BrightStar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Recently I have upgraded to windows 10 and while everything seems to work, I cannot get disply brightness to work. It always maximum. I have tried it from control panel/power options and Fn+ F4/F5 and nothing seems to change it.

    Any ideas? Thanks
     
    BrightStar, Sep 28, 2015
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    Find all occurrances of ""KMD_EnableBrightnessInterface2" in the registry and change its value from 1 to 0.
     
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    You are an absolute star. Thanks very much. Worked perfectly.
     
    BrightStar, Sep 29, 2015
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    You're most welcome @BrightStar. If you are using Alienware's OSD and would prefer a cleaner looking icon when adjusting your brightness check out the "Custom OSD" link in my sig.

    Also take a look at the M17x R2 Owners Lounge thread, theres a few more Windows 10 related workarounds there.
     
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