

Open the Intel Graphics Command Center app, available from Microsoft Store. If you have a Surface Go model, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Laptop 3 with Intel processor, Surface Laptop 4 with Intel processor, Surface Laptop Go, Surface Pro 6, Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro 7+, or Surface Book 3: Adjust this feature and retain the settings For more info, see Change screen brightness in Windows. Your Surface can also adjust the screen brightness automatically based on the ambient light of the room you’re using it in. Which Surface devices can be upgraded to Windows 11? In Display settings, select Brightness, then clear the Help improve battery by optimizing the content shown and brightness check box. Select the Start button, then select Settings > System > Display. To turn off adaptive brightness and contrast on Surface devices on Windows 11 To temporarily disable this feature, just connect your Surface to the power supply. You can adjust this option if you want it to behave differently-but if you do, your device won't run as long on battery power. This Content adaptive brightness and contrast feature provides optimal brightness and contrast levels, while saving power and providing longer battery life.

For example, if you open something that's mostly black, then you switch to something that's mostly white, the brightness and contrast may adapt. Once I sort these out I'll post results and how to steps, as above.Your Surface adjusts the screen brightness and contrast based on the content displayed. If anyone knows where they are in the registry, I'll appreciate a link. However, the rest (lock screen settings and brightness) are not there. I was able to re-enable mic and cameraby going to:Ĭomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy\LetAppsAccessCameraĪnd change the "value" from 2 to 0 - by deleting the 2 and then doing the same for LetAppsAccessMicrophone One of these has been identified as an update for some preview program for pre-releases. There are several more ports, which ones I do not know - yet, and microsoft is pushing its updates through these ports into the OS. I thought I knew how to stop the updates (I work in an IT department in a reasonably large company). And here is where it becomes interesting. In a number of forums this message is claimed to be a result of microsoft's forced updates. Mic, camera, locked screen background, the list goes on. I have just discovered that whole number of my privacy settings have been set to "hidden or controlled by your organisation". This may be of interest in trying to resolve this issue.
