how to adjust screeen brightness on HP Pavilion dv6-6b26us, Windows 7 64-bit

[pramod4]

jpinho
as you said above to select generic pnp monitor from display I selected it and uninstalled it but no change in my laptop yet can u suggest me how to make my laptop detect hardware changes and further steps

[dairemar]

Thank you so much my eyes were burning and I had tried everything. I am forever in your debt kind sir : D

[newtohew84]

Did not know how to adjust screen brightness on hp pavillion entertainment.  There is brightness adjust button, but it does not work unless pressing fn key.  Thanks for tutorial.

[Somya5]

Hey,

I am using HP laptop model '15-ac116TX' windows 10. I have a similar problem, my Fn key +2 or 3 won't change the brightness of the screen. Along with that, the display settings doesn't show an 'Adjust Brightness' option.

Need help with that, please revert back as soon as possible.

Thanks already

[lcaretto]

On mine (using Windows 7) its the f3 key.  Did you try just the f2 or f3 key without the fn key?  Later laptops are delivered with this setting. You can get the traditional f key results for programs, e.g. f1 for help, by pressing fn+f1.  You can also reset the BIOS at startup to have the old fashioned approach reserving the f keys for program applications (e,g, using f1 instead of fn+f1 for help)

[Candea]

Thank you so much for providing this information.  I upgraded to Windows 10 and have been having an issue with the brightness of my screen so much so that it started to give me really bad headaches.  I was about to revert back until I came across your post.  Your directions were very clear to understand it it took me less than 4 seconds to fix my screen.  No more headaches!  Great job!

[JulieS1]

Hi I have a Pavilion HP.... do not know the number....don't the number..... when I go to the control panel, display it does not have the adjust brightness button.... is there any other way of manually adjusting the brightness of the screen...

Thank you.

Julie S1

[lcaretto]

You can use the f keys.  f3 increases and f2 decreases brightness.  With older computers you have to use fn+f2 or fn+f3.  You can also revert to these older settings in the BIOS system during startup if you want to keep the old definitions of the f keys for programs, e.g. f1 for help.

[vicky13]

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@jetters wrote:

Have tried using the FN key with the F2 to dim the overly bright screen.  It has no affect.  Can't adjust brightness of screen

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@jetters wrote:

Have tried using the FN key with the F2 to dim the overly bright screen.  It has no affect.  Can't adjust brightness of screen

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