Windows 11 has a display feature called “Night light” designed to help your eyes adjust as light conditions diminish the closer you get to the end of the day. It’ll mute the brightness of your computer screen’s blue light and replace it with a warmer tone, reducing disruption to your internal body clock. This will enable you to fall asleep faster if needed. Similarly, it should reduce your need to squint when viewing your computer screen in dark surroundings.
To enable it, follow these instructions:
- Click on the Windows icon on the taskbar or hit the Windows button on your keyboard.
- Use the search bar to search for “Settings” and select the first app result under “best match.”
- Select System from the left side panel.
- Go to Display.
- Under “Brightness & color,” hit “Night light.”
- Switch the “Schedule night light” toggle to the on position.
- Choose “Sunset to sunrise” if you want the night light feature to activate according to your geolocation schedule. Otherwise, pick “Set hours” so you can choose custom times when you want the night light to turn on and off, respectively.
- Tweak the Strength slider until you get to a warmth level you’re comfortable with. The higher the strength level, the better.
Jam Kotenko/SlashGearOnce this is set up, your computer screen should automatically switch over to a yellow-orangish tint at your specified time. To lessen the ambient tone a bit, follow the instructions and bring the Strength slider to a lower level.
The night light feature may be unavailable if your computer uses certain drivers such as DisplayLink or Basic Display. If the night light toggle is grayed out, you may need to manually update and fix your Windows 11 drivers.
