How to Enable Dynamic Lighting in Windows 11

Windows 11 gives you more control over how bright the lights on your peripherals are. Here's how to enable it.

Windows 11's build 23466 includes an updated Dynamic Lighting setting. Earlier, Microsoft was testing an RGB lighting management section inside the settings app. It was a great move to eliminate the need of using third-party apps to individually control the lighting scheme of each device.

But what are the new Dynamic Light settings, and how do they work? We will discuss all the points in this post and share how to enable the feature on your Windows 11 PC.

Microsoft was testing a new lighting section that offered the option to enable ambient lighting for all the connected devices with RGB lighting. But in build 23466 and above, a new experimental feature replaced the old lighting section. Microsoft rebranded it to "Dynamic Lighting" which offers granular settings to tweak the lighting of connected devices.

Earlier, there was only a single option to enable the ambient lighting mode. You could tweak the effects and brightness of each connected device to some extent. Now, you get a homogenized way to tweak lighting according to apps in the Dynamic Lighting section. It will also permit apps to control the lighting when another app or game isn’t in use.

Not all devices will support Dynamic Lighting, but the support for that is arriving soon. Currently, a handful of Razer keyboards and mice are supported. Acer, ASUS, Logitech, HP, and more brands will soon join the bandwagon and build and release support for their devices.

At the time of writing, Dynamic Lighting is only part of the Windows Dev Insider channel. If you aren’t an Insider participant, you can use UUP Dump to download an Insider build and then install it on your PC.

You will need the help of ViveTool to enable Dynamic Lighting on your PC. Firstly, update your PC to the Dev Insider build 23466 or above. After that, download ViveTool from GitHub and extract it to a folder named “Vive” in the C: drive.

Repeat the following steps to enable Dynamic Lighting:

After your PC boots to the desktop, repeat the following steps to configure the feature:

The revamped Dynamic Lighting section showcases that Microsoft is serious about ending the dependence on the brand’s proprietary and third-party apps for menial tasks like lighting controls. However, the list of supported devices is very short and includes premium brands only. There is no mention of support for other smaller peripheral brands which mostly have budget options.

Abhishek has loved computers ever since he got his hands on the Lenovo G570. He holds a master's degree in computer appliciations and loves writing how-to articles, listicles, and informational posts on Windows, Android, and Internet. When he is not writing anything, he is busy watching new episodes of One Piece or searching for something binge-worthy.