Laptop users can finally enjoy this feature previously reserved for desktop users. This allows the screen to automatically adjust its brightness to the content displayed. On a desktop, this reduces power consumption, while on a laptop, this should help save a bit of battery life.
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Credit: 123RFMicrosoft just rolled out Windows 11 Build 25346 for the Canary Channel, bringing a handy feature for laptop users. This is called CABC for Content Adaptive Brightness Control and, as the name suggests, has the task of automatically adjusting the brightness of the screen. To do this, it will therefore analyze what is displayed on the screen and react accordingly.
Let’s say you’re watching a video on your PC: the brightness increases on the darker images and decreases on the lighter ones without you having to touch anything. In fact, to be honest, the change should be almost imperceptible so as not to ruin your viewing experience. Previously, this feature was only available for desktop PCs.
Windows 11 automatically adjusts the screen brightness on the laptop
If this feature reminds you of something, that’s normal: it’s very similar to DDR or Dynamic Refresh Rate, which also lowers your PC’s energy consumption by adjusting the refresh rate to the situation. You can also find the CABC in the Windows settings System > Screenin the area brightness and color.
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However, at the moment this option only seems to work when the laptop is plugged into AC power. As you have surely understood, this is not about saving batteries, but about energy. Despite this, the arrival of this one on portable PCs is certainly not accidental and one can imagine that Microsoft intends to make good use of it to preserve the autonomy of its users.
Note that build 25346 also comes after some small interface changes, especially for security alert notification popups. However, there is no great revolution.