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Stopping Sleep Mode When Laptop Lid Closes
Stopping Sleep Mode When Laptop Lid Closes
Tags
hibernate
laptop
lid
options
power
poweroptions
settings
sleep
Issue/Question
I want to use an external monitor with my laptop, but it goes to sleep when closing the lid.
Environment
Windows 7+
Resolution
Click
Start
, then
Control Panel
.
Select
Small Icons
from the
View By
select box.
Click
Power Options
.
Click
Choose what closing the lid does
from the menu on the left.
Choose
Do nothing
in each select box next to
When I close the lid:
.
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Article ID:
2023
Created
Wed 3/2/16 7:52 PM
Modified
Thu 8/6/20 4:05 PM
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Check out this knowledge base article I found in the Western Kentucky University knowledge base. https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=2023 Stopping Sleep Mode When Laptop Lid Closes Instructions on how to stop sleep mode when the laptop lid is closed.