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    AW13R3 - can't change brightness, please help...

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Technotron, May 25, 2018.

  1. Technotron

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    I've tried a couple of things described in other places (Reddit etc.) but I just can't figure this one out.

    Did a fresh install of Windows 10 and of course I can't change the brightness anymore (sigh). Sometimes it will install the OLED driver, sometimes it won't. I've tried with and without NVIDIA drivers, I've tried different driver installation sequences (Intel HD first, then OLED/OLED first, then Intel HD).

    The latest Intel HD driver on the Intel website gives me a black screen in Windows.

    Has anyone found a viable/retracable solution for this?
     
    Technotron, May 25, 2018
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    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which version of win10 did you reinstall with?
     
    pathfindercod, May 26, 2018
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    The latest. Turns out the R3 didn’t like that one. That old the OLED driver doesn’t play nice anymore, older version of Win10 and no OLED driver solved the brightness issue
     
    Technotron, May 26, 2018
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