Ever wished you could keep your laptop from going into standby mode when you close the lid? Well, you can. Here's how to control what shutting your laptop does, in Windows Vista.
1. Click on the Start button, and click on "Control Panel" to open it.
2. Click on the "Mobile PC" hyperlink.
3. Click "Power Options."
4. Click the "Choose what closing the lid does" hyperlink in the left sidebar.
5. Choose what you want your laptop to do when you close the lid, depending on whether you are running on battery or are plugged in. The options are Do Nothing, Sleep (stand by), Hibernate, or Shut Down.
My personal preference is to "do nothing" when I'm plugged in. This way I can close my laptop and still listen to the music I have playing, remain signed in to any chat engines, and hear system notification sounds. Note that from this dialog box, you can also specify what action the laptop takes when you press the Power or Sleep buttons.
Here's a very low resolution video of this easy process.
1. Click on the Start button, and click on "Control Panel" to open it.
2. Click on the "Mobile PC" hyperlink.
3. Click "Power Options."
4. Click the "Choose what closing the lid does" hyperlink in the left sidebar.
5. Choose what you want your laptop to do when you close the lid, depending on whether you are running on battery or are plugged in. The options are Do Nothing, Sleep (stand by), Hibernate, or Shut Down.
My personal preference is to "do nothing" when I'm plugged in. This way I can close my laptop and still listen to the music I have playing, remain signed in to any chat engines, and hear system notification sounds. Note that from this dialog box, you can also specify what action the laptop takes when you press the Power or Sleep buttons.
Here's a very low resolution video of this easy process.
