This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically adjust video playback brightness based on lighting for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 11 includes a video viewing mode designed to improve the visibility of your video when you are in a very bright environment. This feature uses the light sensor (if available) on your device to detect your ambient light, and automatically adjusts your video brightness accordingly.
If you device doesn't have a light sensor, then you will not have the Adjust video based on lighting around me setting available.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off Auto Adjust Video Brightness Based on Lighting in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off Auto Adjust Video Brightness Based on Lighting using REG file
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Video playback on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Open Video playback settings
3 Turn on or off (default) Adjust video based on lighting around me for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.
2 Turn On Auto Adjust Video Brightness Based on Lighting
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_ON_Adjust_video_based_on_lighting_around_me.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\VideoSettings]
"EnableOutsideModeFeature"=dword:000000013 Turn Off Auto Adjust Video Brightness Based on Lighting
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_OFF_Adjust_video_based_on_lighting_around_me.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\VideoSettings]
"EnableOutsideModeFeature"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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