Close laptop but still display on monitor

#CLOSE LAPTOP BUT STILL DISPLAY ON MONITOR WINDOWS 10#
#CLOSE LAPTOP BUT STILL DISPLAY ON MONITOR WINDOWS 8#

If youвЂ™re watching a movie, video conferencing, or streaming your gaming session in your living room, thereвЂ™s no point in having two screens. However, in most cases, you would only want the external screen to display the output. This can be done in two ways: Using the DisplayLink UI The DisplayLink GUI in the system tray provides the option to set 'Notebook monitor off'. Firstly, the notebook monitor needs to be set to off.

#CLOSE LAPTOP BUT STILL DISPLAY ON MONITOR WINDOWS 8#

Using SFC (System File Checker) and DISM (Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management) to Repair Windows 8 & 10Д®dited by britechguy, 02 April 2018 - 10:18 AM. When you use an external monitor with an HDMI cable, it becomes an extension of your laptopвЂ™s screen. It is possible to use the DisplayLink device with the laptop lid closed, however this needs to be configured.

#CLOSE LAPTOP BUT STILL DISPLAY ON MONITOR WINDOWS 10#

What version and build of Windows 10 are you using? You might want to try: Once set, your laptop can then work as if you are using it as a desktop computer with an external monitor.

To achieve this, there are some settings you need to configure on Windows 10.

I already followed all the directions from other posts (especially changing power option settings to Do nothing when the lid is closed) with no success. You can actually close the lid of your laptop but still be able to use it with an external monitor. It appears (though unconfirmed) to be filling a section equal in pixel size to the integrated screen of the laptop (which in my case is 1366x768), which is closed when the bug occurs, but still running off of the external monitor only. Shutdown, if Fast Startup is OFF, will have the machine turned off and when you power it up it powers up from scratch and, if Fast Startup is ON, should retain your previous system state (all settings) but will not retain your user state (the specific programs you had open). Close Laptop But Still Display On Monitor. The Fullscreen function (as enabled by F11 or by accessing the Graphics menu button) fills only part of an external monitor at the top left. Hibernate should keep all your settings but requires you to hit the power button to cause the machine to come back on and load its prior system state from disc (which can be a very rapid process if you have an SSD). Sleep should keep all of your settings and awake as soon as the lid is lifted (or very shortly after you open it). Typically, when one closes the lid on a laptop one wants to do one of the following to the machine: sleep, hibernate, or shut down. I'm really not understanding what it is you are trying to accomplish here.

Close laptop but still display on monitor