Keyboard backlight Issues

Hi, after updating to windows 10 my keyboard backlight is not changing from the red colour and the speaker lights won't turn off aswell. Can anyone help me with this? Cheers.

The way mine works is that the ambient light sensor turns the keyboard backlight on or off. The granular brightness settings are controlled by the function keys. The light sensor will change the brightness of the display but the keyboard is on/off.
Regards
Edit: I take it back. Mine does adjust with the light. Try holding your finger over the sensor so it's "dark" and adjusting the light. Then remove your finger and see it it adjust properly. If not, an SMC reset may be in order.

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