Windows 8 Brightness Control for Integrated Displays
Updated: September 28, 2012
File name: windows-8-brightness-controls-integrated-displays.docx
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About This Download
This document provides information about brightness control for integrated displays on systems running the Windows 8 operating system. It describes brightness-related user experiences and provides guidelines for system manufacturers to expose brightness control infrastructure to Windows. Additionally, it provides power policy configuration information and details on how to observe and validate brightness changes using the PwrTest utility. A checklist of guidelines for system manufacturers is provided at the end of this document.
This information applies to the following operating system:
- Windows 8
Included in this white paper:
- Brightness Control User Experiences
- Brightness Control Platform Infrastructure
- Brightness Control Settings and Actions
- How Actual Display Brightness is Determined
- Validation of Platform Brightness Control
- Checklist of Guidelines for System Manufacturers
