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How to enable Night Light in Windows 10

Muhammad Abdullah Follow Muhammad Abdullah on Twitter Updated: May 3, 2022

Windows 10 night mode aka night light in Windows 10
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Let’s face this truth; your mom is right about your time with gadgets. You’re addicted to these devices and using them a lot. Your phone, laptop, and PC, all of them have bright screens. Using these devices for an extended period is not good for your eyes, and can cause eyestrain which ends up in disturbing sleep patterns and more problems. Different software developers have different features to save their users from this problem. That’s where Windows Night Light comes in. This Windows 10 feature replaces bright white light with mild yellowish light to keep you safe from eyestrain.

What is Night Light?

Night Light is a feature that is available in Windows 10 and further updates. When enabled, Night Light turns your screen into yellowish color, which is not irritating as the white light can be. It protects your eyes from the white light of your Windows laptop screen.

How to enable Night Light in Windows?

Here is how to enable Night Light in Windows

Open Action Center by pressing ‘Windows key + A’

Press ‘Windows key’ and ‘A,’ it will open Action Center.

Find and press Night Light icon and activate Night mode in Windows

Find ‘Night Light’ button and press it. The screen will turn yellow and night mode will be activated.turning on night light mode in windows 10 from action center

There are more customization options available, and you can access them in the settings app of Windows. Follow the steps below for more options:

Navigate to Windows Settings > System > Display > Night Light (toggle)
Night light settings in Windows 10

You can control the strength and also schedule this mode if you want it to work automatically with your timezone. If you go further into the settings, you will find ‘Schedule night light’ option.

schedule night mode in windows 10

These were the steps to enable night light on your Windows laptop. Night Light is conducive for late-night work. It helps in bearing the device’s light at night and keeps you safe from eye strain. You can also turn on dark mode in Windows 10 to add more protection for your eyes.

What’s your favorite Windows 10 feature? Let us know in the comments below.

This post was originally published on August 19, 2019 and was updated on May 3, 2022.

Filed Under: OS, Laptops Tagged With: Night Mode, Windows 10, Windows Night Light, WindowsGuide

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About Muhammad Abdullah

Abdullah is a computer scientist turned tech writer and certified Growth Hacker.

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  1. Arlo Camera Offline says

    August 20, 2019

    In Windows 10 new update, you will get a new option for the night light and it will help you to work on the computer in dark. It is a really very effective feature for those who use the computer till late at night.

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    • Manan Bhatti says

      September 30, 2019

      Yes, the new update comes with night light feature. The guide is about the same feature.

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