Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Sadly, this doesn't fix the problem. It still goes back to the dark screen every time I restart or the computer sleeps.

This really seems like it...

Ha! What a kludge! But I'll be darned if it doesn't work! What kind of goofy piece of UI design is that?

Whether or not it sticks now remains to be seen. I'll let you know the next time I...

Thanks for the reply, Phil. Unfortunately, that doesn't help either. It still goes back to the dark screen every time I restart, or the computer goes into Sleep mode.

Does anybody have an idea of...

My laptop comes up every time with the screen brightness WAY too low for my eyes. I can go to Settings and change it, but the Apply and Cancel buttons are grayed out. Every time I restart, or even...