Windows 10 – How to set what happens when laptop lid closed

The following steps detail how to change what happens when a laptop lid is closed.

This is normally handled as a ‘sleep button’ action, and by default will tell the computer to sleep, however this can be changed to:

• Do nothing
• Sleep (default)
• Hibernate
• Shut down
• Turn off the display

1. In the Windows search box enter ‘Power Options’ and click on it when it appears in the list.
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3. On the left of the window, click on the ‘Choose what power buttons do’ link
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5. Under ‘When I press the sleep button’ choose the option you want to change it to.
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7. Click ‘Save changes’ to save the changes.