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ucorda · 09-11-2013, 05:04 PM

I set the Windows power option for closing the lid to "do nothing", so my laptop does not go to sleep when I close the lid and use the external monitor and keyboard connected via DisplayLink.

The problem I am having is that in that configuration the laptop *never* goes to sleep, even after the period of inactivity specified in the Windows power plan.

If I want to use my laptop like a desktop with lid closed, evidently I also want it to go to sleep when it is not used for a while, but instead it remains active all the time. To allow it to go to sleep after a period of inactivity, I have to open the lid and leave it open until it goes to sleep.

Is this part of Windows built-in behavior, or is it something that could be adjusted?

(I am using a Taichi21 running Windows 8 - I had to uninstall ASUS Close Lid in order to prevent the laptop from going to sleep when closing the lid).

09-11-2013, 05:04 PM	#1
ucorda Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 4	Close lid issue I set the Windows power option for closing the lid to "do nothing", so my laptop does not go to sleep when I close the lid and use the external monitor and keyboard connected via DisplayLink. The problem I am having is that in that configuration the laptop never goes to sleep, even after the period of inactivity specified in the Windows power plan. If I want to use my laptop like a desktop with lid closed, evidently I also want it to go to sleep when it is not used for a while, but instead it remains active all the time. To allow it to go to sleep after a period of inactivity, I have to open the lid and leave it open until it goes to sleep. Is this part of Windows built-in behavior, or is it something that could be adjusted? (I am using a Taichi21 running Windows 8 - I had to uninstall ASUS Close Lid in order to prevent the laptop from going to sleep when closing the lid).