Fix: HUAWEI MateBook Brightness Not Working

Adjusting the brightness level on your HUAWEI MateBook laptop is essential to avoid eye strain, especially when using your laptop to prepare documents or play games for an hour. Unfortunately, several users have reported an issue with the HUAWEI MateBook laptop brightness, which cannot work properly. This issue is frustrating, primarily when users rely on their laptops for daily usage.

The HUAWEI MateBook laptop has a physical key to adjust your laptop brightness according to your settings. But sometimes the Brightness won’t work anymore due to software Bugs and glitches. Don’t worry; you can easily solve the brightness problem on your HUAWEI MateBook by following the main troubleshooting methods. By the end of this guide, you’ll have an idea to fix the brightness problem on your laptop.

What Reasons is HUAWEI MateBook Brightness Not Working?

There are several possible reasons why your HUAWEI MateBook laptop brightness is not working anymore. Some possible reasons include the following: 

Outdated Drivers: If your display driver is outdated or corrupted, it may cause issues with the display settings, including the brightness control.

Hardware issues: It’s possible that there’s a hardware problem on your HUAWEI MateBook laptop, such as a loose connection or faulty display, which prevents the Brightness from working.

Power Settings: If your MateBook is set to conserve battery life, the Brightness might be automatically dimmed. This causes the Brightness not to work properly.

Software issues: Another possibility is the software systems issues, such as viruses or malware functions which affect your laptop brightness from not working.

HUAWEI MateBook Brightness Not Working, How to Fix?

Having an issue with the Brightness on the HUAWEI MateBook laptop is not a common cause. However, the issue mainly occurred due to outdated or corrupted display drivers on your laptop preventing Brightness from working. You don’t need to be embarrassed. You’ll easily solve the brightness issue on your MateBook laptop by following the main troubleshooting methods. 

Fix 1: Change Brightness from Action Center & Settings app

If you don’t know to adjust the Brightness of your screen with the help of the function keys on your keyboard, try to enable and adjust the Brightness to check if the issue is resolved.

Simply press the Windows + A key simultaneously to launch the Action Center on your MateBook laptop. Use the slider next to Brightness to modify and adjust it. Alternatively, you can also adjust the Brightness directly from your device settings app. Here’s how you can do that:

1. Press Windows + I key simultaneously to open the Settings app on your MateBook laptop.
2. Choose System and press on Display settings.
3. Now use the slider under Brightness to adjust the laptop screen brightness.

Fix 2: Restart Your Device

Another possible way to solve the Brightness not working is to restart your MateBook laptop. Sometimes, due to software Bugs and glitches, the laptop brightness won’t work properly. You have to restart your laptop to fix the problem. Here’s how you can do that:

1. Press the Windows key on the keyboard to open the start menu.
2. Click on the Power icon at the bottom of the screen.
3. Choose the Restart option.
4. Now your laptop will automatically turn off and back on.
5. Once restarted, try to check if the issue is resolved.

Fix 3: Disable Auto Brightness

You can also check for the auto brightness enabled on your MateBook laptop. If it’s enabled, then you might be facing the issue with the Brightness settings. Try to disable the brightness settings on your laptop. Here’s how:

1. Press Windows + I key simultaneously on the keyboard to launch the Settings app on your device.
2. Choose System and tap on Display settings.
3. Expand the Brightness settings and uncheck the boxes that show “Change brightness automatically when lighting changes”, and it’ll help you to improve the battery optimization on your device.
4. You can also try to change your brightness settings to check if the issue is resolved.

Fix 4: Update Display Driver

It’s possible that Brightness is not working on your HUAWEI MateBook laptop due to an outdated or corrupted version of the display driver. You have to check your Display driver for an update to fix the brightness problem on your device. Here’s how you can update the display driver on your MateBook device:

1. Press Windows + X key simultaneously on the keyboard and choose Device Manager.
2. Expand the Display adapters option by clicking on the arrow icon at the left of the screen.
3. Right-click on Intel(R) UHD Graphics and choose the Update driver option.
4. Choose Search automatically for drivers.
5. If an update is available, download and install it by following the on-screen instructions.

Fix 5: Re-Enable Generic Monitor Drivers

Generic PNP (Plug & Play) monitor drivers help you connect external displays without requiring other configurations. But, if you have an issue with Brightness not working on your MateBook laptop, you can try to disable and re-enable this feature to fix the problem. Here’s how you can do that:

1. Press Windows + X key simultaneously on the keyboard and choose Device Manager.
2. Expand the Monitors section.
3. Right-click on Generic PnP Monitor and choose Disable device.
4. Now try to restart your MateBook laptop.
5. Once restarted, try to re-enable the Monitors by following the same procedure.

Fix 6: Update Your MateBook

An outdated version of the windows laptop may be the reason for Brightness not working on the device. Sometimes, software Bugs and issues are the leading cause for not working the applications or other settings. But updating the windows to the latest version might help you to solve the brightness issue on your MateBook laptop. Make sure you have a stable internet connection to download the latest windows update on your MateBook laptop. Here’s how you can update your laptop:

1. Press Windows + I key simultaneously to launch the Settings app.
2. Select the Windows Update option.
3. Click on Check for updates.
4. If an update is available, download and install it by following the on-screen instructions.

Fix 7: Repair System Files

Sometimes, the important system files on the MateBook laptop are missing, which impacts some of the main features like brightness settings and adjustment. To solve the brightness issue on your device, you have to run an SFC by following the mentioned steps:

1. Press Windows + X key simultaneously and choose the Windows Terminal (Admin) option.
2. Type SFC/scannow in the command and hit Enter.
3. If any problem appears on the laptop screen after scanning, choose the necessary option to fix and reboot your MateBook laptop to apply the changes.

Fix 8: Factory Reset Your Device

A factory reset will completely wipe all personal data, documents, pictures and other media files on your MateBook laptop. If you have an issue with the Brightness on your laptop, try to hard reset the laptop. Make sure to back up the important files and data before proceeding. Due to this option, you’ll surely be able to solve the Brightness not working issue on the laptop. To factory reset your laptop, follow these steps:

1. Press Windows + I key simultaneously to launch the Settings app.
2. Choose a System.
3. Scroll down and select the Recovery option.
4. Choose the Reset PC option, and you’ll be able to see the two options. One is (Keep my files) & (Remove everything).
5. Select the Keep my files option and confirm it.
6. Now your laptop will automatically turn off, and it takes several times to turn the device back on. Once the factory reset is completed, try to set up your laptop by following the on-screen instructions and check if the issue is resolved.

Final Words

The Brightness not working issue is frustrating for users who are totally dependent on the laptop for their daily drivers. However, this issue can be easily fixed by troubleshooting some of the main solutions. We have mentioned the possible solutions which you can go through to solve the problem. I hope this guide will help you to solve the brightness issue on the HUAWEI MateBook laptop. If the above solutions don’t work, try to contact the HUAWEI customer support team for further assistance.