When my laptop crashed, I had to turn it off by
temporarily removing the battery. When I put it back oin
and turnedit on, 99.8% of the background light is gone,
and so far nothing I do can help. Any suggestions?

You need to contact the manufacturer, this is a hardware issue.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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