No keyboard backlight while using Bootcamp

Hello,


So I've installed a copy of Windows 10 using Bootcamp, everything works perfectly but i can't adjust the keyboard backlight, it's fully off. I've tried to enable and disable the auto brightness adjust but no use. I've reinstalled all the drivers and still nothing, not sure whats wrong.( I can adjust the screen brightness just fine.)


I'm using a 2016 Macbook Pro with TouchBar.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016), Windows 10

Posted on Jan 30, 2017 3:51 PM

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Posted on Sep 7, 2017 6:34 AM

Hi,

I have MBP 2017 with touchbar of course. None solution described before did not help me. I found that the reason lays in Windows version (in my case). I have instaled with bootcamp WINDOWS 10 Home N 1703. It is version with limited media resources. If you upgrade your Windows version with Microsoft patch called Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N 1703 keyboard`s light starts magically working. Solution works on regular and fresh installation done with Bootcamp method.

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