It will continue to work normally when you close the notebook. If you select “ Do nothing” from the list, your laptop will be prevented from going to “Sleep” or other inactive modes. It’s usually set to “Sleep”, since that’s the default choice. There you just need to change settings of the “When I close the lid” option. Clicking on the result will take you to a relevant section of Windows Control Panel (Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\System Settings).
A “Change what closing the lid does” option will show up in the search results. It’s simple:Ĭlick on the magnifier (Search Windows) icon in the lower left corner of the screen. Here’s how to keep your Windows 10 laptop on with the lid closed. Or if you want to continue an online audio streaming with the laptop closed. Or, if don’t want to interrupt an ongoing file download, but for some reason you need to close the lid. For instance, when you connect a laptop to an external monitor and don’t want to use the notebook’s own display.
Sometimes you want to keep your Windows 10 laptop running while it is closed.
