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HERE’S HOW 5 WINDOWS DISPLAY TRICKS

1. AUTOMATIC DARK MODE apps to access your location under Windows

With the May 2019 update for Windows 10 Settings > Privacy > Location.) Auto Dark

(go.pcworld.com/my19), Microsoft added a Mode even lets you set up separate desktop
“light” mode to complement its existing wallpapers to complement each mode.

dark theme (go.pcworld.com/dkth),
rendering the taskbar, Start menu, and 2. ELIMINATE BLUE LIGHT
certain app menus in a bright shade of gray. AT NIGHT

Unfortunately, Microsoft provides no way to For the last couple of years, Windows 10
switch automatically between light and dark has offered a “night light” mode that makes
modes, so your display vibes might be too your screen look warmer with less blue light.

mellow by day and too harsh at night. You can enable this setting and make it run
If this bothers you, check out the free on a schedule by heading to Windows

Windows 10 Auto Dark Mode app (go. Settings > Display, then selecting Night
pcworld.com/dkap), which can switch Light Settings.
between light and dark modes based on the For even more control over display

time of day. You may specify the light and temperature, check out the free app F.lux.
dark times yourself, or use your location to Instead of just offering a single temperature
switch automatically at sunrise and sunset. slider for night mode, F.lux has three

(For the latter option, you must enable Allow separate levels for daytime, sunset, and
night. You can

edit these
settings by
hitting the

menu button in
F.lux, then

selecting Adjust
Day And Night
Colors

Together.
F.lux can

also auto-
matically
disable warmer

Auto Dark Mode toggles light and dark themes in Windows 10 based on time of day. colors while

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