Windows 10: My laptop goes to sleep with using an external monitor with the laptop lid closed trying to...

Hello, I'm trying to use my laptop on an external monitor with the lid closed but my laptop keeps trying to log out and sleep. This only happens when something is in Full-screen or is trying to use the Dedicated Nvidia GPU on the laptop instead of the integrated APU display output. I've already done the directions to make my laptop awake on my external monitor while the laptop's lid is closed shut. I'm trying to use the Nvidia GPU without the laptop trying to sleep/log out when I open an application that uses it. The External monitor is connected to the Nvidia GPU while on the laptop it switch

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Windows 10 sleeps when using external monitor and closing the laptop lid.

Hey Likitha

Thanks for your response.

Before we assist further, I would like to ask you a few questions:

• Have you set Sleep function to activate on closing the laptop lid?
• Did you check if the laptop goes to sleep when not connected to external monitor and lid closed?

To respond to your questions

(1) I have set the sleep function to operate on laptop lid close only when the laptop is on battery power. When it is plugged in I have set it to do not sleep ever.

(2) I have tested that it does *not* go to sleep when I the laptop is plugged in and I close the laptop lid

Further information:

(1) When I first turned the laptop on I attached it to the monitor and closed the lid. It then ran successfully for approximately an hour before hibernating.

(2) I then restarted the system, external monitor plugged in, lid closed and it went to hibernate after approximately 2 minutes.

 

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