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      Choose What Closing the Lid of your Laptop Does (Windows 10)

      You can change the behavior of Windows when you close the lid of your laptop

      Prerequisites: N/A

      Difficulty Level: Member • Nerd • Platypus

      Estimated Time: 3 minutes

      Expected Outcome: Your laptop should have a new behavior when you close the lid

      Tools Required: A laptop PC running Windows 10

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      Steps to Perform 

      1. Right click on the battery icon on the taskbar
        1. Click Power Options
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        2. Click Choose what closing the lid does
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        3. Select what you want your computer to do when you close the lid while on battery, while charging, or both
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          Once you close this window, the changes will take effect.