Guidelines for brightness control policy configuration
Windows 8 ships with carefully selected default power policy settings.
System manufacturers should consult Table 1 Settings and customization requirements to decide whether to customize the settings.
Table 1 Settings and customization requirements
| Setting | Customization on traditional x86/x64 Systems | Customization on Always-on-Always-Connected Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Display brightness | Should | May |
| Enable adaptive brightness | No | No |
| Dim display after | May | No |
| Dimmed display brightness | May | May |
| Turn off display after | May | No |
| Increase adaptive timeout by | No | No |
| User annoyance timeout | No | No |
| Console lock display off timeout | No | No |
| Allow display required policy | No | No |
| Adaptive display | No | No |
The terms No, May, and Should are defined as follows:
- No: System manufacturers must not change the value of this setting and leave the Windows default intact.
- May: System manufacturers may customize the setting if they consider the change to improve the overall user experience and power consumption of their platform.
- Should: System manufacturers should customize the value for this setting to optimize the overall user experience and power consumption of their platform.