Pros
it replaces windows bright control panel
Cons
Also As I say It is not bad but not perfect ,so good and no virus programme
Summary
Updated on Mar 5, 2016
good and average
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Pros
NONE AT ALL
Cons
This program was confirmed by my security as a Trojan because of the behavior detection also when i continued t download it Windows 10 Tech Preview's Security blocked the program.
Summary
Please don't use this program im begging you.
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Reply by BrandenSisler17 on May 25, 2015
CORRECTION: continued to
Pros
Does reduce monitor brightness, BUT SEE BELOW
Cons
as many other reviews say, this shitty app messes up your GFX colours. Everything looks like in WIndows 98 now, even with the app turned off.
Summary
What an imbecile of a developer to put out such an app, and what an inept editor at CNET to allow it on their website. I should have read the reviews before installing. No idea how to change my colours back to normal, as Nvidia settings show all is ok.
Updated on Feb 23, 2015
UPDATE: the only way to undo the harm that this idiotic app does is to use the Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Display\CalibrateColor option in Windows 7.
Good luck fixing your computer, and SHAME SHAME SHAME to CNET and to this developer.
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Pros
Convenient
I can tell by turning the screen towards the wall that the glare is a bit less
Cons
Like others said, it changes the colors, may or may not be easy to reverse
Summary
The negative reviews are kinda right, but it *does* take off some of the glare at night. Anyway, in my case, it seems like I'm able to get everything back to normal under "Graphics Properties" but ymmv. If your fn key brightness shortcut works then you don't have any reason to bother with this
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Pros
Hotkeys (only reason I tried it)
Cons
Permanently modifies your gamma settings
Shutting down, restarting, or uninstall does not revert changes
Summary
I signed up for a CNET account JUST to warn others before using this program. It permanently modifies your gamma and the changes cannot be easily reversed. I *think* I reverted them by using the NVIDIA control panel to modify the colour settings (changed from "Other applications control colour settings" to "Use NVIDIA settings").
It's ridiculous that the coders of this software didn't code it to revert the changes when the program is stopped or at least revert when you restart or uninstall the program.
DO NOT USE THIS GARBAGE APPLICATION. There are many other alternatives that do not PERMANENTLY modify your settings.
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Pros
Can't think of any
Cons
Slide bar made no difference on my laptop
Summary
Don't bother
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Pros
None. There is nothing good about a program that irrevocably changes your color settings.
Cons
This widget changes the color settings on the computer--and I think it does it permanently.
Summary
If you haven't figured it out yet, Desktop Lighter changes the gamma, not the brightness. The brightness remains completely unchanged. That's false advertising.
That wouldn't be such a bad thing, if it didn't change the settings in a way that's irreversible to factory settings, and in a way that seems invisible to the regular graphics settings of Windows and the graphics card.
I don't know if I'll be able to get the laptop to look normal again.
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Pros
Changes screen colour (lightens colours to give you more WHITE on the screen)
Cons
changes are not revertible: even uninstalling does not set back your colour to the original settings. Also, the hint of a user here - to set the brightness back to 70% - does NOT revert to the former "normal" Clour setting.
When you Use this tool, you will get washed out colours you will NOT get rid of by closing or uninstalling this tool
Summary
do NOT install or use.
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Pros
May be right for some people.
Cons
This program isn't really brightening the pc, it just changes screen colors. Adds white or black color. The worst thing is - after you change the screen "brightness" with this program, that is, distort the colors, you can't set them back to default if you don't know what the settings were when you installed the program, even after uninstall or computer restart. Default "brightness""of this program is 70%.
Summary
Distorts screen colors.
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