Windows 10: generate a display with the laptop lid closed
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Is there a way to make Windows 10 (Home edition with all current updates installed) generate a display on a laptop computer with the lid closed and the following settings?
Control Panel > Power Options > When I close the lid > Do nothing
In this thread concerning remotely controlled laptops with the lids closed, the techie answers that
To fix this, you would need a way to make the remote side generate a
display with the lid closed. Even an external monitor or dummy plug
would work.
Now an external monitor is out of the question in my case due to space considerations, but could someone please elaborate on what exactly is meant by a "dummy plug" in this context? Would that be a wireless display adapter or could something less expensive be used?
According to the link, this problem arose after a Windows update, but it's not clear whether this is solely a Windows 10 problem or not. Does anyone know? And, more importantly, does anybody out there have a software fix for this or any other suggestions?
Thanks.
Edit
So I ended up using an older laptop with an earlier Windows version (7.1) running on it instead, and it works flawlessly for the task at hand. Moreover, I can confirm this is in fact a relatively recent Windows 10 problem. I didn't try harrymc's suggestion below, but his is a relatively inexpensive solution that should work in theory, if you don't have a laptop not running on Windows 10 at your disposal. As far as I can tell, no readily available software fix currently exists for Windows 10 for this particular problem.
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Is there a way to make Windows 10 (Home edition with all current updates installed) generate a display on a laptop computer with the lid closed and the following settings?
Control Panel > Power Options > When I close the lid > Do nothing
In this thread concerning remotely controlled laptops with the lids closed, the techie answers that
To fix this, you would need a way to make the remote side generate a
display with the lid closed. Even an external monitor or dummy plug
would work.
Now an external monitor is out of the question in my case due to space considerations, but could someone please elaborate on what exactly is meant by a "dummy plug" in this context? Would that be a wireless display adapter or could something less expensive be used?
According to the link, this problem arose after a Windows update, but it's not clear whether this is solely a Windows 10 problem or not. Does anyone know? And, more importantly, does anybody out there have a software fix for this or any other suggestions?
Thanks.
Edit
So I ended up using an older laptop with an earlier Windows version (7.1) running on it instead, and it works flawlessly for the task at hand. Moreover, I can confirm this is in fact a relatively recent Windows 10 problem. I didn't try harrymc's suggestion below, but his is a relatively inexpensive solution that should work in theory, if you don't have a laptop not running on Windows 10 at your disposal. As far as I can tell, no readily available software fix currently exists for Windows 10 for this particular problem.
windows-10 laptop power-management remote-control
asked Nov 27 at 17:48
Miqi180
1013
Welcome to Super User! Is the problem that Windows 10 doesn't honour the Power Options setting? Also, you might want to edit your question to indicate what version of Windows 10 you are running :)
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 17:56
@ bertieb Nope, the problem is that the screen turns black if you remotely try to access the laptop with the lid down, even though the OS is still active and all processes are running, apparently because Windows doesn't generate any output to the screen.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:00
Is that specific to laptops, or a feature of how it is being accessed remotely? Do you mean the laptop screen, or the remote display is black?
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 18:28
@ bertieb The remote screen turns black whenever the lid on the remotely accessed laptop is closed, but all programs continue to run while the lid is closed as they're supposed to (i.e. Windows is not sleeping or hibernating). If I open the lid, the TeamViewer app shows the laptop display again immediately, but Windows doesn't generate a display while it's closed. The TeamViewer screen simply turns black.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:43
In the past I've simply set a laptop not to sleep, and just connected to it with TeamViewer.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 27 at 19:14
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Is there a way to make Windows 10 (Home edition with all current updates installed) generate a display on a laptop computer with the lid closed and the following settings?
Control Panel > Power Options > When I close the lid > Do nothing
In this thread concerning remotely controlled laptops with the lids closed, the techie answers that
To fix this, you would need a way to make the remote side generate a
display with the lid closed. Even an external monitor or dummy plug
would work.
Now an external monitor is out of the question in my case due to space considerations, but could someone please elaborate on what exactly is meant by a "dummy plug" in this context? Would that be a wireless display adapter or could something less expensive be used?
According to the link, this problem arose after a Windows update, but it's not clear whether this is solely a Windows 10 problem or not. Does anyone know? And, more importantly, does anybody out there have a software fix for this or any other suggestions?
Thanks.
Edit
So I ended up using an older laptop with an earlier Windows version (7.1) running on it instead, and it works flawlessly for the task at hand. Moreover, I can confirm this is in fact a relatively recent Windows 10 problem. I didn't try harrymc's suggestion below, but his is a relatively inexpensive solution that should work in theory, if you don't have a laptop not running on Windows 10 at your disposal. As far as I can tell, no readily available software fix currently exists for Windows 10 for this particular problem.
windows-10 laptop power-management remote-control
asked Nov 27 at 17:48
Miqi180
1013
Is there a way to make Windows 10 (Home edition with all current updates installed) generate a display on a laptop computer with the lid closed and the following settings?
Control Panel > Power Options > When I close the lid > Do nothing
In this thread concerning remotely controlled laptops with the lids closed, the techie answers that
To fix this, you would need a way to make the remote side generate a
display with the lid closed. Even an external monitor or dummy plug
would work.
Now an external monitor is out of the question in my case due to space considerations, but could someone please elaborate on what exactly is meant by a "dummy plug" in this context? Would that be a wireless display adapter or could something less expensive be used?
According to the link, this problem arose after a Windows update, but it's not clear whether this is solely a Windows 10 problem or not. Does anyone know? And, more importantly, does anybody out there have a software fix for this or any other suggestions?
Thanks.
Edit
So I ended up using an older laptop with an earlier Windows version (7.1) running on it instead, and it works flawlessly for the task at hand. Moreover, I can confirm this is in fact a relatively recent Windows 10 problem. I didn't try harrymc's suggestion below, but his is a relatively inexpensive solution that should work in theory, if you don't have a laptop not running on Windows 10 at your disposal. As far as I can tell, no readily available software fix currently exists for Windows 10 for this particular problem.
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Welcome to Super User! Is the problem that Windows 10 doesn't honour the Power Options setting? Also, you might want to edit your question to indicate what version of Windows 10 you are running :)
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 17:56
@ bertieb Nope, the problem is that the screen turns black if you remotely try to access the laptop with the lid down, even though the OS is still active and all processes are running, apparently because Windows doesn't generate any output to the screen.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:00
Is that specific to laptops, or a feature of how it is being accessed remotely? Do you mean the laptop screen, or the remote display is black?
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 18:28
@ bertieb The remote screen turns black whenever the lid on the remotely accessed laptop is closed, but all programs continue to run while the lid is closed as they're supposed to (i.e. Windows is not sleeping or hibernating). If I open the lid, the TeamViewer app shows the laptop display again immediately, but Windows doesn't generate a display while it's closed. The TeamViewer screen simply turns black.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:43
In the past I've simply set a laptop not to sleep, and just connected to it with TeamViewer.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 27 at 19:14
|
show 2 more comments
Welcome to Super User! Is the problem that Windows 10 doesn't honour the Power Options setting? Also, you might want to edit your question to indicate what version of Windows 10 you are running :)
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 17:56
@ bertieb Nope, the problem is that the screen turns black if you remotely try to access the laptop with the lid down, even though the OS is still active and all processes are running, apparently because Windows doesn't generate any output to the screen.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:00
Is that specific to laptops, or a feature of how it is being accessed remotely? Do you mean the laptop screen, or the remote display is black?
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 18:28
@ bertieb The remote screen turns black whenever the lid on the remotely accessed laptop is closed, but all programs continue to run while the lid is closed as they're supposed to (i.e. Windows is not sleeping or hibernating). If I open the lid, the TeamViewer app shows the laptop display again immediately, but Windows doesn't generate a display while it's closed. The TeamViewer screen simply turns black.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:43
In the past I've simply set a laptop not to sleep, and just connected to it with TeamViewer.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 27 at 19:14
Welcome to Super User! Is the problem that Windows 10 doesn't honour the Power Options setting? Also, you might want to edit your question to indicate what version of Windows 10 you are running :)
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 17:56
Welcome to Super User! Is the problem that Windows 10 doesn't honour the Power Options setting? Also, you might want to edit your question to indicate what version of Windows 10 you are running :)
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 17:56
@ bertieb Nope, the problem is that the screen turns black if you remotely try to access the laptop with the lid down, even though the OS is still active and all processes are running, apparently because Windows doesn't generate any output to the screen.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:00
@ bertieb Nope, the problem is that the screen turns black if you remotely try to access the laptop with the lid down, even though the OS is still active and all processes are running, apparently because Windows doesn't generate any output to the screen.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:00
Is that specific to laptops, or a feature of how it is being accessed remotely? Do you mean the laptop screen, or the remote display is black?
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 18:28
Is that specific to laptops, or a feature of how it is being accessed remotely? Do you mean the laptop screen, or the remote display is black?
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 18:28
@ bertieb The remote screen turns black whenever the lid on the remotely accessed laptop is closed, but all programs continue to run while the lid is closed as they're supposed to (i.e. Windows is not sleeping or hibernating). If I open the lid, the TeamViewer app shows the laptop display again immediately, but Windows doesn't generate a display while it's closed. The TeamViewer screen simply turns black.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:43
@ bertieb The remote screen turns black whenever the lid on the remotely accessed laptop is closed, but all programs continue to run while the lid is closed as they're supposed to (i.e. Windows is not sleeping or hibernating). If I open the lid, the TeamViewer app shows the laptop display again immediately, but Windows doesn't generate a display while it's closed. The TeamViewer screen simply turns black.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:43
In the past I've simply set a laptop not to sleep, and just connected to it with TeamViewer.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 27 at 19:14
In the past I've simply set a laptop not to sleep, and just connected to it with TeamViewer.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 27 at 19:14
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A video dummy plug is something that emulates a monitor connection,
like this one:
If that does not help, please explain your problem in more detail.
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
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Well, you learn something new each day! This should work well in my case, but I would need to buy one first and test before I can accept the answer. Thanks so much for the help, I'll get back when I've tried this approach.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:11
So I ended up using another laptop with an earlier Windows version on it instead, but your proposed solution should work in theory, so I gave you an upvote. (I can't accept your solution since I didn't try it).
– Miqi180
Nov 29 at 15:07
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1 Answer
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A video dummy plug is something that emulates a monitor connection,
like this one:
If that does not help, please explain your problem in more detail.
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
250k10257552
Well, you learn something new each day! This should work well in my case, but I would need to buy one first and test before I can accept the answer. Thanks so much for the help, I'll get back when I've tried this approach.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:11
So I ended up using another laptop with an earlier Windows version on it instead, but your proposed solution should work in theory, so I gave you an upvote. (I can't accept your solution since I didn't try it).
– Miqi180
Nov 29 at 15:07
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
A video dummy plug is something that emulates a monitor connection,
like this one:
If that does not help, please explain your problem in more detail.
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
250k10257552
Well, you learn something new each day! This should work well in my case, but I would need to buy one first and test before I can accept the answer. Thanks so much for the help, I'll get back when I've tried this approach.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:11
So I ended up using another laptop with an earlier Windows version on it instead, but your proposed solution should work in theory, so I gave you an upvote. (I can't accept your solution since I didn't try it).
– Miqi180
Nov 29 at 15:07
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
A video dummy plug is something that emulates a monitor connection,
like this one:
If that does not help, please explain your problem in more detail.
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
250k10257552
A video dummy plug is something that emulates a monitor connection,
like this one:
If that does not help, please explain your problem in more detail.
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
250k10257552
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
250k10257552
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
250k10257552
answered Nov 27 at 18:04
harrymc
250k10257552
250k10257552
Well, you learn something new each day! This should work well in my case, but I would need to buy one first and test before I can accept the answer. Thanks so much for the help, I'll get back when I've tried this approach.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:11
So I ended up using another laptop with an earlier Windows version on it instead, but your proposed solution should work in theory, so I gave you an upvote. (I can't accept your solution since I didn't try it).
– Miqi180
Nov 29 at 15:07
add a comment |
Well, you learn something new each day! This should work well in my case, but I would need to buy one first and test before I can accept the answer. Thanks so much for the help, I'll get back when I've tried this approach.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:11
So I ended up using another laptop with an earlier Windows version on it instead, but your proposed solution should work in theory, so I gave you an upvote. (I can't accept your solution since I didn't try it).
– Miqi180
Nov 29 at 15:07
Well, you learn something new each day! This should work well in my case, but I would need to buy one first and test before I can accept the answer. Thanks so much for the help, I'll get back when I've tried this approach.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:11
Well, you learn something new each day! This should work well in my case, but I would need to buy one first and test before I can accept the answer. Thanks so much for the help, I'll get back when I've tried this approach.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:11
So I ended up using another laptop with an earlier Windows version on it instead, but your proposed solution should work in theory, so I gave you an upvote. (I can't accept your solution since I didn't try it).
– Miqi180
Nov 29 at 15:07
So I ended up using another laptop with an earlier Windows version on it instead, but your proposed solution should work in theory, so I gave you an upvote. (I can't accept your solution since I didn't try it).
– Miqi180
Nov 29 at 15:07
add a comment |
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Welcome to Super User! Is the problem that Windows 10 doesn't honour the Power Options setting? Also, you might want to edit your question to indicate what version of Windows 10 you are running :)
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 17:56
@ bertieb Nope, the problem is that the screen turns black if you remotely try to access the laptop with the lid down, even though the OS is still active and all processes are running, apparently because Windows doesn't generate any output to the screen.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:00
Is that specific to laptops, or a feature of how it is being accessed remotely? Do you mean the laptop screen, or the remote display is black?
– bertieb
Nov 27 at 18:28
@ bertieb The remote screen turns black whenever the lid on the remotely accessed laptop is closed, but all programs continue to run while the lid is closed as they're supposed to (i.e. Windows is not sleeping or hibernating). If I open the lid, the TeamViewer app shows the laptop display again immediately, but Windows doesn't generate a display while it's closed. The TeamViewer screen simply turns black.
– Miqi180
Nov 27 at 18:43
In the past I've simply set a laptop not to sleep, and just connected to it with TeamViewer.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 27 at 19:14