Is that the end of the RGB lighting apps installed on my PC? For years I have been following one after the other with the sole purpose of controlling RGB lighting with one, and sometimes two, pieces of hardware each. I’ve been collecting apps. And honestly, I’m done with that. But Microsoft may have an answer.
Native RGB lighting controls within Windows 11 settings menu.
This may be the light at the end of the tunnel I’ve been looking for. Early work to bring RGB lighting control was spotted by a Twitter user Albacore (opens in new tab) On Windows 11 test build 25295 (via The Barge (opens in new tab)), and it all looks like a way for users to control RGB lighting under one roof.
We hope this feature will eliminate the need for many apps from Razer, Corsair, Asus, SteelSeries, Logitech, etc. If you’re like me, you have too many things left on your machine at once to control all your devices. These apps don’t just offer RGB lighting, but lighting is what drives us to install a lot of them.
If you’re not like me and are somehow stuck with one brand of peripherals and internals: Well, aren’t you organized?
New settings for device lighting came in build 25295. Is this the beginning of the end for low-quality RGB gamer gear apps? 🎮 This spec is from 2018, and references to this feature have been around for years. It’s not canceled after all 🥳 https://t.co/oG4JbKsoeB pic.twitter.com/bMtxCH8REoFebruary 10, 2023
Sure, in my job I test a lot of peripherals and parts, but I don’t always remember to uninstall all product software after the fact. That said, you still only need a few of these apps on your PC at once. I use Corsair’s iCue for the RAM and case. Logitech G Hub for keyboard. Razer Synapse for mixers. SteelSeries GG for my mouse.
It’s all a little.
There is no clear confirmation as to when this feature will appear or if it will control lighting for various products. Razer and Corsair have his SDK for lighting control of their products by 3rd party applications. That said, you might think it would integrate well into centralized Windows 11 tools, but we don’t know the exact details.
In this regard, we will keep an eye on the Windows 11 update announcements. It can be a game changer. I could almost forgive Microsoft for stealing my job with Bing’s integrated ChatGPT AI search (opens in new tab) For this reason. largely.
Until then, some apps can control multiple RGB products at once. I used something called Artemis (opens in new tab), haven’t tried it in a while, but it looks like the second installment of the app is being developed on GitHub.there is also Open RGB (opens in new tab) If you are willing to install one more app to probably eliminate 5 other apps. I haven’t really found a single solution for all my lighting needs, but these apps have been popping up a lot since I last tried them.
