# Preset brightness level **URL:** \ **Category:** Enhancements\ **Created:** [December 19, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/preset-brightness-level/1772 "2020-12-19T19:34:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BORIStheBLADE1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/boristheblade1/32/852_2.png) [@BORIStheBLADE1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/BORIStheBLADE1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/preset-brightness-level/1772/1 "2020-12-19T19:34:47Z")
I seen this issue in 11.0 and again in 11.1. I have Wled set to turn on LED’s after power up to 100 brightness and also run a preset. What I see Wled doing is starting the defined preset but not adjusting to the preset brightness. I have my preset brightness above 100 and it still starts the preset to the 100 I have set for start up. I think if you have a defined preset to start it should also put brightness to the presets saved brightness. [![Imgur](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/1X/71359d7d8896d4dbaa3f2ab5539f4ae2a9f8c802.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/vkBpdtS) [![Imgur](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/1X/5f414aa6bf539c31f1791d340896167352da8788.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/MCjnQra) ---
**Author:** ![huggy-d1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/huggy-d1/32/51_2.png) [@huggy-d1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/huggy-d1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/preset-brightness-level/1772/2 "2020-12-21T18:57:46Z")
I am not disagreeing with you, but see if you can look at it a different way. You are giving WLED conflicting startup information, and the guess you want WLED to make is not the guess it takes. (there’s really 3 suggestions, so please read further): Either remove default brightness, or stop expecting WLED to ignore it when you checked the box. Here’s an interim solution until an official answer is given: Start up with a preset - maybe preset 0 - that runs a playlist one time. The playlist would be perhaps presets 1 & 2. Preset 1 is color black, brightness 0 Preset 2 is what you have now So on startup, the default brightness is applied (apparently after a preset is selected / started). It then applies it to either preset 0 or 1, and then preset 2 comes along and adjusts the brightness. I could be wrong, and the default brightness becomes a limiter, but I don’t think that is the way it works. If it does work that way, there is a “bug” that needs fixing. ---
**Author:** ![BORIStheBLADE1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/boristheblade1/32/852_2.png) [@BORIStheBLADE1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/BORIStheBLADE1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/preset-brightness-level/1772/3 "2020-12-21T19:02:52Z")
When I leave unchecked the default brightness and have it set to start with a preset it won’t start a preset. ---
**Author:** ![huggy-d1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/huggy-d1/32/51_2.png) [@huggy-d1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/huggy-d1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/preset-brightness-level/1772/4 "2020-12-21T19:05:42Z")
I hope someone else posts a better reply. I don’t have WLED UI at my disposal until much later today. If someone has not posted a solution by then, I will look at how I set up my preset. I did not remember setting a default brightness.