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It isn’t quite as powerful, but I have encountered situations where one DDC/CI program works and another doesn’t, so it’s always worth a shot.By Andrew Burnes on Wed, GeForce Garage ,

If ClickMonitorDDC doesn’t work for you, it may be worth trying an alternative, like ScreenBright (whose website is now defunct, but can still be found on sites like Softpedia). It’s quite powerful once you set it up the way you like it. Dig through the list and look at ClickMonitorDDC’s examples for ideas. So, the command b 100 would set the brightness to 100, and b+20 would raise the brightness 20 points. To do so, choose your shortcut and enter one of ClickMonitorDDC’s "command-line" commands-these are very simple, and you’ll find them on the app’s home page. This allows you to, say, adjust the brightness with Ctrl+Shift+MouseWheel, or set the brightness to automatically dim 50 percent at nighttime. If you click on Manage Mouse, Manage Hot Keys, or Timer Transfer Limits, you can customize your own mouse shortcuts, keyboard shortcuts, or schedules, respectively. There’s a lot to check out here, but one place you should definitely start is the shortcuts. But if you right-click on one of ClickMonitorDDC’s icons, you can enter the Settings, which holds a ton of useful customizations. This panel alone is incredibly useful, and if all you need is occasional adjustments, you can stop here. The others were just random numbers, so it took a little trial and error to figure out which was which. You can even switch between the monitor’s built-in presets, like Movie or FPS Gaming, although only one of mine actually matched the name to the preset. You’ll see an icon appear in your system tray, though you can expand it to view all of ClickMonitorDDC’s icons, each one representing a different setting you can tweak.Ĭlick one to see the full window, which allows you to click and drag the sliders to reach your desired brightness. Set Up ClickMonitorDDCĭownload ClickMonitorDDC-either the installer or the portable version, which you can unzip anywhere you want-and start it up. Most modern monitors do, but you should be aware that it may not work with every display currently on the market. To use ClickMonitorDDC, your monitor needs to support the DDC/CI command interface. It’s named for Display Data Channel (DDC), the communication protocol that monitors use to communicate with a PC’s graphics chip.