Today, I got an error and now when I plug in the docking station to the laptop, the laptop built-in display shuts off and the monitor turns on; I cannot have both the laptop display and the external monitor on at the same time. The er...
Test with Another Monitor: If you have access to another monitor, try connecting your laptop to it to see if the issue is with the monitor. Also, do you use an external monitor with the laptop monitor lid closed? Best regards, Hector_Lenovo We're here to help ...
✅ Windows 11 loses wifi access if external monitor is disconnected when laptop is powered down:As described by title, if I disconnect my 2nd monitor after shutting down my laptop, it loses the ability to connect to wifi-networks. The icon for it...
However, I was away from home for a month and having just got back and plugged in the external monitor, the setup is no longer working. Every time I plug it in, the laptop monitor (display 1) becomes inactive and the external screen becomes the sole display. Any sug...
When a laptop is connected to a monitor, video and audio signals are simultaneously transmitted to the monitor through the HDMI or DP port. When the laptop lid is closed and the screen is turned off, the video and audio signals stop being sent. As a result, the monitor screen turns black...
To find this setting in Windows, open the Start menu and start typingChange what closing the lid does. (This setting will not appear unless you are using a computer with a lid, such as a laptop.) To continue using external devices like your monitor even when the lid is closed, select ...
✅ Windows Snap left/right not working when laptop connected to external monitor but lid is closed:I just got a new laptop and I'm seeing some behavior that I didn't see with my old laptop. For my old laptop, when I connected the laptop to an...
How can I configure my laptop to automatically switch to an external monitor when I close the lid? Windows normally detects an external display once a connection is established. You can go to Control Panel to ensure your laptop continues to run when the lid is closed. That way, it will au...
Started getting these crashes after getting an external monitor (I disabled laptop screen if that matters). I don't know exactly when the crash happens, but when I wake from suspend I see crash in tty, so it's probably some time after my...
All connected to my docking station and displaying fine on external monitor. But how the heck do I turn off the laptop monitor?? I see I can close the lid, but was worried about it overheating if I do that? Cheers, Greg Close the lid. Reactions: me55 XNorth ...