Disable windows 7 auto dim at desktop

Hi,

Were there any changes made on the computer prior to the issue?

Auto dim or also referred to as Smart Dimmer in Windows 7 is available in computer systems that have the hardware which supports this feature.

Please see the troubleshooting steps that would help resolve your issue:

a.     Open Power Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then clicking Power Options.

b.     Under the current power plan, click Change plan settings.

c.     On the Change settings for the plan page, click on Change advanced power settings.

d.     In Advanced settings, scroll down the menu, click on Display and see if you find the dim feature listed here.

You may change the settings for Auto dim if present under display, accordingly to as you want.

If you are not able to find this feature in Advanced Power plan settings, I would suggest you to create a power plan, so as to meet your requirements.

Please see the link below to change, create, or delete a power plan scheme (power plan includes the behavior of dim feature which you can configure).

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-create-or-delete-a-power-plan-scheme

There is no option for dimming the video on an external display, only for internal laptop displays.

Check your TV to see if there are any power saving or auto adjusting settings and try adjusting as necessary.

Hi,

Thank you for replying.

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Nailed this one!!!

I have HP displays which have this Energy Star feature automagically enabled - man what a pain!  Thanx a bunch for this!!!