If the night light options are grayed out in Settings, first check your display driver.

To check your display driver:

  • Click the search box on your taskbar and type Device Manager.  Then select Device Manager in the search results.

  • Expand Display adapters

Unfortunately, the night light feature is not available if your device uses a DisplayLink driver or a Basic Display driver.

If you have a different display driver, you may need to update your display driver. The night light feature makes use of recent graphics technology.  Check for updates by:

  • On Windows 11: selecting Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for Updates.  Or visit your hardware manufacturer's support website to manually download and install the latest display drivers.

  • On Windows 10: selecting Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for Updates.

Or visit your hardware manufacturer's support website to manually download and install the latest display drivers.

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