I work most of the time with my Windows 10 laptop (Lenovo X1 Carbon, 2012 1. gen model) closed and an external monitor attached.
To achieve this I have to start the computer by
- opening the lid,
- press the start button,
- wait until it booted and
- the external monitor is active, then
- close the lid which puts the laptop into sleep after which
- I can hit a mouse button or key to make it "start" (unsleep) again
Of course this is a bit silly.
On the other hand I also work mobile, with no external monitor. One thing I can not compromise on is that the laptop indeed has to go into sleep when I close the lid (~ 15 years of conditioning).
Is there a better way to turn my laptop on if an external monitor is attached?
Best Answer
EDIT:
Wake-On-Mouse
lid
, or else go:Control Panel → Hardware & Sound → Power Options → System Settings
Device Manager
or hit ⊞ Win + X followed by MAllow device to wake computer
is checked.Shut Down
when finished with the computer. Instead use one of:Hibernate
shortcut: ⊞ Win + X followed by U then HSleep
or use ⊞ Win + X followed by U then S Now you can keep the screen lid closed but turn on and use the laptop with an external monitor. To meet your last 'requirement', you can change the settings to Sleep settings so the laptop goes to sleep after a set amount of idle time:Control Panel → Screen → Power & Sleep
Now you don't need to use the power button to turn it on or off.Some other options:
Step 1
(above).Since I'm new here I wasn't allow to includes my list of sources and examples, so I will try to post them in a separate comment or answer.