With Windows 10 almost abandoned, and rumors of a Windows 12 announcement imminent, Microsoft is still working on delivering the best possible experience for Windows 11 users. The company is hard at work on 23H2, the big update coming to everyone. users after summer and that will bring a lot of changes, improvements and news. But, if we’re lucky, some of these novelties could land early on our PC, as is the case with the expected native control of RGB lights.
These days, most PC components have built-in lights. Both internal components (such as RGB fans or the RAM itself) and peripherals (keyboards, mice, headphones…), everything, the more lights they have, the better they look. The main problem with these lights is that each manufacturer uses their own software. For example, Razer has its Synapse, Logitech its G Suite, and Corsair its iCUE, among others. And this means that, in the end, we have a PC full of programs running in the background that do nothing more than consume RAM memory.
Some time ago it was heard that Microsoft was working on a new feature for Windows 11 that would allow you to natively control the RGB lights on your PC, eliminating the need to install all these programs. It is true that this control is certainly more limited than what we can find in the manufacturer’s programs, but if we don’t want the PC to look like a disco, and simple lighting is enough, it will be perfect.
How dynamic RGB control will work
This new function will be found within the Windows Configuration menu, specifically within the “Personalization” section. It will have the name of “Lighting”, and from there we can activate or deactivate the dynamic control with a single click, and configure the lighting that we want for the PC.
In addition, Microsoft has confirmed that, although initially this will only work with components and peripherals, in the future it could go further. Surely Microsoft wants to turn the PC into a control center for Smart Things, and be able to control the light bulbs in the house from it, for example. Although that will take much longer to wait.
Initially, Dynamic RGB Control will start rolling out to Insiders in a few days (probably this week, with the new build). Of course, at the moment we do not know when it will reach the stable branch of the operating system, so, unless we are adventurers who like to try the latest in exchange for having problems, we will still have to wait a little longer.
The manufacturers: the main problem
The theory is all very well, but what about practice? I’m sure Microsoft is going to have a lot of trouble getting manufacturers to make their components compatible with this new feature. And this is because it must be these manufacturers (Razer, Logitech, Corsair, etc.) who update the drivers to be able to control the RGB of the peripherals from the new Windows API. In addition, manufacturers are interested in you having their own control software installed on your computer, since, among other things, it collects data that may be useful to them.
For all these reasons, although this is a great feature for Windows 11, it may not work as we all hope, mainly due to these obstacles.
