microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Brightness levels randomly changing every second after using Power Display

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0.100.2 Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-PowerDisplay
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

Other (please specify in "Steps to Reproduce")

### Area(s) with issue?

Power Display

### Steps to reproduce

Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 26100.8893
PowerToys installed from Software Center a few months ago

Power Display Enabled (not sure how long ago)

"Change Brightness based on content" setting is set to "On Battery Only", but issue has only been witness while charger plugged in.

Randomly, the brightness of my PC increases then decrease, about every second.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Brightness only changes when I manually change it

### ❌ Actual Behavior

Randomly, the brightness of my PC increases then decrease, about every second.
This has happened to me twice now in the past month.
When I open the Power Display or the standard Windows Brightness slider, I can see the slider jumping around from 2 spots.
So one second it is a random brightness, then the second its at a lower brightness and this just loops

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### Additional Information

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### Other Software

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start in the Power Display area and reproduce the issue on Windows 11 with “Change Brightness based on content” set to “On Battery Only” while the charger is plugged in. Compare the Power Display and standard Windows brightness sliders; done means the brightness no longer alternates between two levels every second.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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