About this tag
Monitor control on Windows refers to managing external display settings like brightness, contrast, color profiles, and volume directly from the operating system. Microsoft's PowerToys toolkit has introduced Power Display, a system-tray utility that provides per-monitor sliders for these adjustments, addressing a long-standing gap in native Windows functionality. The feature is part of PowerToys 0.99 and later updates, which also include Grab And Move for window handling. While PowerToys offers these monitor control capabilities as an optional add-on, many users see them as features that should be built into Windows itself. The tag covers discussions about Power Display, its development, and the broader context of Windows display management.
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    PowerToys 0.99.1 Adds Power Display Monitor Controls and Faster Window Handling

    Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.99.1 update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 adds Power Display, a system-tray monitor-control utility, alongside Grab And Move window handling and improvements to Command Palette, Keyboard Manager, and ZoomIt in the late-April 2026 release. That sounds like a small...
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    PowerToys 0.99 Adds Power Display and Grab And Move—Why It Should Be Native

    Microsoft released PowerToys 0.99 on April 28, 2026, adding Power Display for system-tray monitor control and Grab And Move for easier window dragging and resizing on Windows 10 and Windows 11. The update is small in download size but large in symbolism: some of the most obvious desktop...
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    PowerToys 0.99 Adds Alt-Drag Window Control, Tray Monitor Settings, and Command Dock

    Microsoft released PowerToys 0.99 on April 28, 2026, adding Grab And Move for Alt-drag window control, Power Display for tray-based monitor settings, and a smaller Command Palette Dock for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. The update is small in download terms but large in implication...
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    PowerToys 0.99.0 Adds Grab And Move, Power Display, and Smarter Capture Tools

    Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.99.0 lands as one of the most consequential updates to the Windows power-user toolkit in years, adding Grab And Move, a Linux-inspired window control feature that lets users drag or resize windows without hunting for title bars and borders. The release also introduces...
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    Five indispensable Windows utilities to save time and reduce eye strain

    If a single small utility could save you minutes every day, reduce eye strain at night, and make Windows feel smarter, it’s worth more than its download size — and that’s the through-line behind the five obscure (but indispensable) Windows apps highlighted below. The short BGR roundup that...
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    PowerToys 0.97 Personalizes Command Palette with display controls and video lighting

    Microsoft’s PowerToys is about to make one of its most visible utilities — the Command Palette — significantly more personal, and the wider toolkit is quietly expanding with two new experimental utilities that aim to control displays and even improve how users look on video calls. Background /...
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    PowerToys Unveils Command Palette Personalization and Monitor Control

    Microsoft’s PowerToys is getting a fresh round of polish and personality work that goes beyond bug-fixes — the next feature update promises first-class customization for the Command Palette plus two bold new utilities that expand PowerToys’ remit into display control and video-call lighting. The...
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    PowerDisplay: Per Monitor Brightness and Color Control in PowerToys

    Microsoft's PowerToys team is preparing a practical new utility called PowerDisplay that promises to solve one of the most persistent pain points for power users: controlling external monitor settings from Windows without wrestling with vendor on‑screen menus or third‑party hacks. The module...
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    PowerDisplay in PowerToys Brings Per Monitor Brightness and Volume to Windows 11

    Microsoft’s PowerToys is preparing a practical fix for one of Windows 11’s most persistent everyday annoyances: a new utility — shown in early teasers as PowerDisplay (also discussed as Power Monitor) — that promises per‑monitor brightness, contrast, color temperature and even speaker volume...
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    PowerDisplay: Windows 11 PowerToys Adds Per Monitor Brightness and Color Controls

    Microsoft’s PowerToys team has quietly teased what may be the most practical single addition to the suite in years: a native monitor-control utility — shown as PowerDisplay (also referred to in community threads as Power Monitor) — that promises per‑monitor brightness, contrast, color...
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    PowerDisplay: PowerToys Native Per Monitor Brightness and Color Control

    Microsoft’s PowerToys is preparing what may be the most practical single addition to the suite in years: a native monitor-control module (variously called PowerDisplay or Power Monitor) that promises per‑monitor brightness, contrast, color‑temperature and even volume controls from a system‑tray...
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    Power Monitor: PowerToys brings per monitor brightness and color control to Windows

    Microsoft’s PowerToys appears poised to solve one of the most stubborn annoyances of multi‑monitor life: the need to squint behind your display and jab tiny OSD buttons just to dim a monitor, change color temperature, or lower built‑in speaker volume. A new PowerToys module — circulating under...
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    PowerToys Adds Native Monitor Control: Brightness, Color Temp and More

    Microsoft’s PowerToys appears to be preparing a native monitor-control module that puts common external-display settings — brightness, contrast, color temperature and even speaker volume — directly inside PowerToys’ settings and flyouts, potentially ending the need to hunt through clumsy...
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    Master Windows Brightness: Quick Settings, Settings, and External Monitors

    Whether you’re on a modern Surface, a mainstream Dell XPS, or a desktop with an external monitor, knowing how to control and troubleshoot screen brightness in Windows 11 and Windows 10 is an essential skill—both for comfort and battery life—and this guide collects every reliable method, verified...
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    PowerToys Wishlist: Run+Workspaces, Image Converter, Auto Screenshots, Mouse Remap, Monitor Control

    PowerToys already solves dozens of small-but-annoying Windows problems for power users, and the five wishlist items proposed by the community capture practical, high-impact improvements that could make the suite even more indispensable. Background / Overview PowerToys began life as a set of...
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    Top Windows 11 Mods to Boost Productivity and Customize Your Desktop

    Windows 11 continues to capture attention across homes and offices for its glossy visual update, but many longtime users argue that its design choices can feel like a productivity bottleneck—requiring more clicks, forcing clunky workflows, or hiding useful features behind layers of UI polish...
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    6 Timeless Old-School Software Tools That Still Deliver Excellence

    For many PC users, the relentless march of software updates and replacements can make yesterday’s favorite app feel hopelessly outdated by tomorrow. Yet not every program recedes quietly into irrelevance. Some classic software tools, despite years (sometimes decades) without significant updates...
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    Hidden Legacy Software Gems That Enhance Windows 11 Performance and Productivity

    Hidden and Timeless Software Gems That Still Shine on Windows 11 Though we live in an age of ever-shifting software landscapes, some older programs endure with surprising grace, continuing to deliver essential functionality and efficiency on modern Windows 11 systems. Not every shiny new app is...
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    Enhance Windows 11: Control Monitor Brightness with ClickMonitorDDC and Monitorian

    Introduction In a world where technology is continuously advancing, the lack of fundamental features often found in operating systems becomes a point of frustration for users. One such missing feature within Windows 11 is the ability to control the brightness and settings of external monitors...
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    Windows 10 Turn on/off monitor(s) by command

    Hi! I'm new here. I have installed Windows 10.1903 Pro x64. I'm using many ways to realize tasks. Now I want to ask if is possible to turn on or off monitor (in my case 3 monitors) connected to computer by any command. Best in command line - it needs not extra options, I can plan it by my wish...
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