Control PC Power State When Closing the Lid

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Overview

This article describes how to change the setting that controls what happens when a laptop lid is closed in Windows.

 

Instructions

  1. Right select the Start button.
  2. Select Power Options.
  3. Select Lid, power, & sleep button controls.
  4. Locate Closing the lid will make my PC.
  5. Select the desired option from the drop-down menu (Do nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut down).
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