Backlit keyboards are quite the norm for mid-range to high-end laptops. Even a few budget laptops are now offering this feature. This is indeed a necessary feature to have if you are used to using your keyboard in low-light conditions. Typing something in a dark room without a backlit keyboard is impossible. But sometimes people are not aware of this feature at all and go on using their laptop without ever using it.
If you are someone who has a backlit keyboard and you are wondering how to enable it on your Windows 11/10 PC, then we are here to help you out. Here in this article, we will take a look at the two possible ways to turn on your backlit keyboard. All it requires is a shortcut or function keypress in some laptops. That might be the case for you too. So without further ado, let’s take a look at both the possible ways to go about it.
How to enable keyboard backlight in Windows 11/10?
All manufacturers add shortcut options on the keyboard itself to turn the backlight on or off. The problem is that this is not universal for everyone. What might be a shortcut to turn on the backlight on one keyboard might not work at all on some other keyboard. So firstly you should look to enable this feature using the Windows built-in setting in the Windows mobility center.
Using the Windows Mobility Center:
Windows mobility center is a built-in settings menu in Windows 11/10.
- Click on the search bar near the search menu and search for “Control Panel.”
- In the results, you will see the control panel at the top. Open it.
Thank you so much for the step-by-step work through on how to get the keyboard light on with the visual representation. It was really helpful.
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