Screen and monitor goes off, when lid closed.

[Deleted User]

I've got a (Win 8) laptop, which is connected to a separate monitor.

I've adjusted the "When I close the lid" settings to "Do Nothing", yet, when I close the lid, the monitor goes off :huh:

Any ideas?

grumpycrab

I assume you have an external keyboard too(!). After you close the lid, press "windows key"+P a few times slowly, does the monitor come on?

[Deleted User]

Yes it does.

I also get a vertical blue bar on the right, allowing me to choose which display(s) I wish to use.

Thanks.

Mr_Toad

On my work Dell laptop it used to be the F5 key pressing that would cycle through laptop monitor, external monitor and projector output.

I can't remember if I had to press another key, either Alt or Ctrl, with F5 though. I've been retired a year and work seems like a lifetime ago!

bod1467

On my current Dell laptop it is Fn+F8 keys. Does exactly the same as Winkey+P.

Mr_Toad

bod1467 wrote: »

On my current Dell laptop it is Fn+F8 keys. Does exactly the same as Winkey+P.

Not F5 at all then

I did say that I've been retired for a year now. It's amazing what twelve months of messing about with boats can do to the mind.