LLED lighting is slowly but steadily creeping into the PC ecosystem. It was not so long ago that the range of components and devices that made up this so typical of the gaming world could be counted on the fingers of one hand. So the usual response was surprise and rejection, with only a few advocates of this new visual paradigm, in which boring beige was once the exclusive territory (let’s face it, with some exceptions, until the arrival of the iMac the appearance of the average PC was very, very boring).

A lot has changed today. It only takes a cursory glance at any computer, component, peripheral, and other device vendor to see that RGB LED lighting is very, very present and that all indications are that this will be the case in the near future, to the extent that something typical of the gaming world at the time made the leap into the home environment, in which many private users enjoy complex lighting schemes (some truly hypnotic), whether for gaming, to control their expenses in Excel or for monitoring current events on the Internet. And no, I’m not ashamed, I’m one of them, more specifically one of those who initially renounced LED lighting, but now want it in as many elements as possible.

At Microsoft, they are obviously aware of the importance of LED lighting in personal computers and They got to work some time ago. As a result, we told you last February that they were testing a native control system from Windows 11 for this lighting, and a few days later we found out how it can be activated and tested if you are in the Windows DEV channel.

Now, as we can read in TechPowerUp, it is already much closer. In fact, it is claimed Dynamic Lighting, an LED lighting control feature, is coming to Windows 11 Insiders in preview mode later this month. With this feature, Microsoft attacks the problem of fragmentation of lighting control applications, which means that if we have components and devices from different manufacturers, we will have to use the application of each of them. rather than having unified control.

Dynamic lighting options are very interesting because if it is the operating system itself that centrally controls the LED lighting of components and peripherals, it should be possible not only to work in unison, but also to synchronize it with certain events and actions of the operating system and its applications. In addition, for those who prefer to minimize the amount of software installed on their computer, it saves the need to install applications specific to each lighting management element.

On the other hand, we cannot ignore that every device is a world, and probably only the applications of its manufacturers can get the most out of it (at least in terms of Dynamic Lighting), so there will be many users who will prefer to continue using their own software, especially if they have decided to equip their system with elements from one manufacturer. Designs such as the CORSAIR iCue are undoubtedly exemplary in this regard.