In the event you primarily sport on PC, there’s likelihood you personal multiple element with RGB lighting. You might have even made the error of shopping for RGB components from totally different producers. In the event you simply nodded your head, I do know your ache. Getting all of the lighting in your PC to sync is a nightmare. In a best-case situation, you sourced all of your RGB components from one firm and solely want a single, probably buggy app to regulate them. At worst, you’re pressured to make use of a number of third-party applications in a futile try to make all the pieces play good. And whereas apps like promise to wrangle all of your RGB components, in my expertise, they don’t work as nice as marketed. All of that makes the information that Microsoft could possibly be engaged on a local Home windows 11 answer for controlling RGB lighting thrilling.

This week, software program developer Albacore that the newest Insider construct of Home windows 11 features a hidden function for controlling RGB elements. As you possibly can see from the screenshots Albacore shared (by way of ), Microsoft has added lighting controls to the personalization menu contained in the Home windows 11 Settings app. The interface offers an summary of all of your RGB elements, together with exterior peripherals. Clicking on an element means that you can regulate the brightness and colour of its lighting. You too can select between a handful of various results and the pace at which they repeat. Microsoft has even included an choice to match your pc’s lighting along with your Home windows accent colour.

Microsoft hasn’t formally introduced the menu Albacore discovered as a function of Home windows 11 construct 25295. Moreover, Albacore notes, “the spec for that is from 2018 and references to the function have been round for years.” They recommend meaning Microsoft is engaged on the function once more. For now, don’t get your hopes too excessive.