Tell Your Laptop What to Do When You Close Its Lid

Tell Your Laptop What to Do

When You Close Its Lid

1. From the System Settings menu,
select the When I Close the Lid option.
2. Use the drop-down menus lists  to specify
the action you want to happen. You can also specify
what the Power and Sleep buttons do.
3. Select whether you want your laptop to do nothing,
sleep, hibernate, or shut down for each On Battery or
Plugged In option.
4. Your laptop now responds the way you want in each of
the listed situations.
Know When to Turn Off Your Laptop’s
Wireless or Bluetooth Connection
If you’re not using a wireless or Bluetooth connection, turning off that
component can help save power and prolong your battery’s
charge:
 If you’re using a wired network connection, turning off
your wireless connection prevents possible conflicts
among your laptop’s network devices.
 Turning off your wireless or Bluetooth connection in
public can help prevent your computer from being
“seen” and potentially accessed by other computers or
devices.
 When you’re on an airplane, you aren’t allowed to use
devices such as a network or Bluetooth connection.