Windows 10 Creators Update gets a blue light filter to help you sleep

Posted on Wednesday, December 28 2016 @ 13:26 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
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Rumors about Windows 10 getting a blue light filter were correct. Windows Central confirms the new Windows 10 Insider build 14997 has a new display setting that allows the user to turn blue light on or off.

This feature will likely be introduced to the big public in Spring 2017 with the introduction of the Windows 10 Creators Update. Third-party tools with this sort of functionality have been around for many years, the idea behind it is that exposure to blue light before bedtime negatively affects your sleep pattern.

MS W10 Blue Light screen

The Blue Light setting will also be accessible via the Action Center.

Furthermore, there's also speculation going around that Microsoft is working on a Game Mode:



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