Unable to adjust brightness of MacBook Pro after macOS Ventura update

my laptops brightness will not adjust at all, I tried restarting it like 7 times and this issue happened when I updated to Ventura



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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.7

Posted on Mar 3, 2025 3:55 AM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2025 6:40 AM

Tiaradwan wrote:

my laptops brightness will not adjust at all, I tried restarting it like 7 times and this issue happened when I updated to Ventura
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/5e7cf82e-ba31-4268-a910-ed42db2cdcab


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and what about from the Control Center drop down...(?)



if this is an intel mac you can try both:


—resetting the System Management Controller Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support


—resetting NVRAM/PRAM Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support







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Mar 5, 2025 6:40 AM in response to Tiaradwan

Tiaradwan wrote:

my laptops brightness will not adjust at all, I tried restarting it like 7 times and this issue happened when I updated to Ventura
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/5e7cf82e-ba31-4268-a910-ed42db2cdcab


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and what about from the Control Center drop down...(?)



if this is an intel mac you can try both:


—resetting the System Management Controller Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support


—resetting NVRAM/PRAM Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support







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