Choosing what closing the lid does...

If you do have a laptop, you must have asked yourself a question like this, how can I control what closing the lid does?, here there is a detailed description .

Some noticed that closing the lid does one of the following:

1. Do nothing

2. Sleep (stand by)

3. Hibernate

4. Shuts down the p.c

Well, to access the window that allows you to choose what closing the lid does follow this steps:

· Right click on the battery icon in the taskbar (Tray ) and choose “Power Options” or click on start > control panel > and on the top right in the search pane type “Power Options” and double click to access.

· The following window will appear, on the left, click on “choose what closing the lid does “

· The following window will appear, beside “when I close the lid” you’ll find two drop down menus , the first if the laptop is on battery and the other if it’s plugged into power source.

· When we click on the drop down menu we’ll find the following options as before:

1. Do nothing : Ideal if you’re playing music, or any other activity that doesn’t require the display, so you save the battery by a significant amount.
2. Sleep: best option for a laptop, that automatically turns your computer to standby .
3. Hibernate: If you don’t use your laptop frequently but need it to save your session (more power reserve)
4.shutdown : shuts down your p.c.

When you finish click on “save changes” to apply your settings