Keeping your laptop lid closed when using it on an external display offers extra screen space and more desk space
LidLock is a simple app written in C for Windows to automatically lock the screen when the lid is closed. This resembles the same behavior as macOS, when one needs the laptop not to sleep but just to be locked when closing the lid. ...
LidStatusService is a Windows Service for monitoring laptop lid open/close events. There are a few examples of determining lid open/close events in windowed C# applications[1][2]or by using a hidden window in a console application[3]. ...
Here, you can set what actions to take when you press the power button or when you close your laptop screen⑤.Note: Desktop computers, All-in-One PCs, and gaming handhelds do not have the 「When I close the lid」 setting.Note: If you wish to disable sleep mode, change the correspond...
Fixed an issue that could cause unexpected brightness changes when adding a monitor, closing then opening a laptop lid, changing resolution or orientation (including autorotation) or a in game setting or a full-screen mode at a different resolution. ...
While the 4K video is playing back, you repeatedly close and open the computer lid. Scenario 2 You connect two 4K monitors to a Thunderbolt 3 docking station. You connect a laptop that has a 4K solution monitor to the docking station, and then you configure a triple 4K displa...
When the Windows laptop lid is open, the connection works fine. Earlier today, with the lid closed, it kept the connection open. But now, when I close the laptop lid, the session goes blue, then gray with a reboot-looking spinning thing, then NoMachine gives up and says the connection...
Plugging in an external monitor is easy, but using your external monitor while your laptop is closed requires a few additional steps. Below are some instructions on how to use an external monitor without having your laptop lid open: Open your device’sControl Panel, which can be used to adj...
start the laptop and immediattely close the lid. SOLUTION: I was able to get the laptop to display only to the monitor when connected by: Turn off computer completely Connect the VGA cable to the laptop (output) and monitor (input) ...
if (GUID != 0xBA3E0F4D) ; Does not start with lidswitch GUID return Open := NumGet(lParam+0, 20, "UChar") ; 1 or 0 if Open { ; Opening the lid SoundBeep, 750 } else { ; Closing the lid SoundBeep, 500 DllCall("LockWorkStation") ; Lock your session (Win-L) ...