#Close laptop lid with external monitor windows 10 keygen#
Now choose the notebook display, and disconnect the display:īefore the lid can be closed, the Power settings for the lid close need to be set to "Do Nothing".
You press Windows logo key+P again, and then you make the following selection: In Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10: Second screen only. You press Windows logo key+P to switch to the 'Duplicate' or 'Extend' display mode. Open the Windows Screen Resolution by right clicking on the desktop and choosing "Screen Resolution". The laptop has an external LCD monitor attached. Choose this option to set the DisplayLink display to be the only active monitor: Using the DisplayLink UIThe DisplayLink GUI in the system tray provides the option to set "Notebook monitor off". laptopmultiple-monitorspower-managementsleepwindows 10. It is possible to use the DisplayLink device with the laptop lid closed, however this needs to be configured.įirstly, the notebook monitor needs to be set to off. If I close the lid on the laptop, go to sleep IF I dont have an external monitor attached.