What’s happened? Windows 11 users have a long-overdue update coming their way, and it will make using external monitors much easier.
- PowerToys is reportedly getting a new Power Monitor feature.
- Currently under development, the feature will allow Windows users to adjust the crucial external monitor settings, such as brightness, contrast, and color temperature, natively from the Windows user interface.
- The feature might even allow users to adjust the external monitor’s speaker volume.
Why is this important? Typically, Windows 11 users have to adjust the external monitor’s settings via the clunky buttons beneath the monitor or the rather glitchy manufacturer-provided proprietary software.
- However, the new Power Monitor update will make it a full-fledged monitor-calibration tool, or at least bring it one step closer.
- A native Windows tool for monitor management could make multi-display setups far easier to manage.
- As seen in the X post attached above, the feature shows the monitor’s model name at the top, along with horizontal bars to adjust their brightness, contrast, and the speaker volume.
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Why should I care? If you’re a working professional or a gamer who uses multiple monitors daily on a Windows 11 device, the Power Monitor update could simplify everyday tasks.
- No more fumbling with buttons, which will save you some time.
- It could improve workflow productivity by helping you tweak the monitor’s settings between work and entertainment modes.
- Moreover, the update will enable seamless and integrated hardware control.
OK, what’s next? For now, the feature is under development, so there’s no confirmation of its release date.
- Windows Insiders should get a chance to try the Power Monitor feature before everyone else.
- As development continues, the feature could expand beyond brightness and contrast adjustment, offering more advanced calibration tools or custom monitor profiles.
- Moreover, the feature will make PowerToys a central part of Windows workflows.
