Many people with this problem have USB-connected displays, and if you are running Windows 10 Anniversary or Creators this should work:

https://forum.justgetflux.com/topic/3629/displaylink

This usually means that f.lux is using its emulated mode, and instructions are here to fix it:

https://forum.justgetflux.com/topic/4653/tinted-screenshots-or-games-missing-f-lux

If you're trying to access it through the start menu, try the tray icon instead.

Also, the newest beta (4.60) fixes this bug: https://justgetflux.com/flux-setup4.exe so you can access it through the start menu too.

@becritical f.lux uses a more reliable method for changing colors after you do that, yep.

Is there a way to change the browser it uses in using google maps?

First, click on the text that says "Location" and it will show a menu.
Then, you can type in the name of a place, or if you're in the USA, type in your zipcode.

@TwoCables said in guys pls make custom keyboard shortcuts/ bring bck "turn off for 1h" in quick access tickbox:

I'm sorry, but are you serious? It's "miles and miles"? It's just a simple process of opening the f.lux menu, hovering over "Disable", and then choosing "For an hour". What's so hard about that?

Oh noes, it's 1 more mouse click than before! Oh man, you might strain yourself.

You also have to realize that there are many more options for disabling f.lux now, so it only makes sense to have the 'for an hour' option in the menu along with all the new options for disabling f.lux. What sense would it make to have it be somewhere else? It's called "categorizing".

Additionally, there is an added keyboard shortcut that avoids miles of steps and even clicks of any kind: "[Alt]+[End]"

@TwoCables said in Setting a *specific* color temperature?:

@Audiophilip said in Setting a *specific* color temperature?:

Oh, found the problem: for some reason the main window wouldn't open for me, I had to restart flux and then it appeared.

Thanks anyway! :)

The window will open if you double-click the icon in the Notification Area, or if you right-click it and choose "f.lux color and schedule".

Yeah, tried both of those but the window wouldn't show up even after the icon appeared blinking on the taskbar. It must've been a glitch, I guess. As said, a restart fixed the issue. In hindsight, it's kind of embarrassing that it didn't occur to me to restart the app before posting here.

Anyway, thanks again for the replies, much appreciated.

@reversethepolarity Update: Apparently it thought I was located in Spain??? I manually fixed the location and everything's cool now.

Thanks for this feedback @David-J.-Bookbinder - appreciate you taking the time to spell it out for me

@herf Thank you for continuing to incorporate increasingly complex features. They are fun and the scientific basis is fascinating!

All you have to do is go into the f.lux options and change the setting under "How quickly should transitions happen?" There are 3 options:

"Slow: Natural Timing" "Medium: Adapt your eyes" "Very Fast: Gaming"