Thread Status: A simple solution: close the lid and don't shut it down.
Dell :: How To Turn On 9300 Without Opening Laptop Lid And Pressing Switch Aug 3, 2007. I want to power up my HP Envy laptop without opening the lid. The only catch is that you cannot use the lid to shut down, hibernate or sleep the laptop when you want to prevent the laptop from automatically turning on upon opening the lid. The laptop should not automatically start. As well, there's a certain angle after which the computer goes into standby.
To change the default behavior of Windows 10 when you close the lid, right-click the battery icon in the system tray, and then click on “Power Options.” Done. Close the lid and then open the lid again.
I dont have enough free space in my working area to keep my laptop's lid open, and I dont want to keep it that way either. Click on Choose what the power buttons do, and click Change settings that are currently unavailable. It is difficult to know offhand how to turn on/ off a laptop without a power button and our guide covers tips on how to work around this.
I don't have a lot of space on my table, so I prefer to keep the laptop folded and perhaps even put something on top of it to utilize all the space avail… I dont have another computer in my LAN (just my laptop and router) … You’ll need to manually put your laptop to sleep, hibernate it, or shut it down using its power buttons or in the options in the Start menu rather than simply closing the lid. Turn on the Laptop With the Lid Closed: I recently decided to connect my laptop to the monitor.There was a small, yet annoying problem. I tried to find an option in BIOS to turn on when I connect to power, but no luck. I have it set to do nothing when I close the lid, but that still doesn't allow me power on while closed. #6 Post by slname » Mon 5:09 am I remember having an HP desktop computer, which I could turn on (and yes, it was completely shut down, not set to sleep) just by pressing the space key. Re: Power up the laptop without opening the lid (no dock)? For Mac, you can enter clamshell mode and use an external keyboard to wake it up. I would like to store my laptop in a tight spot with a fan blowing on it, but can't do this if I need to take it out and open the lid every time I turn it on. in our I have searched various forums without success. Works flawlessly without opening the lid! Click on the checkbox for Turn on fast startup.
However, I have also the problem that my PC wakes up from sleep when opening the lid and I couldn't manage to disable this feature, even by setting "Do Nothing" in the "Lid open Actions" in Power Options, as mentioned in the first reply. To turn on/off a laptop without the power button you can use an external keyboard for Windows or enable wake-on-LAN for Windows. Is there a way I can wake-up/turn-on my laptop without opening the lid? Press Windows + R, to open Run dialog box. Your computer is now on, and awake, but the screen is down. Open up the screen like a few degrees, not enough to wake it up, just reach any of the arrow keys. Hello, i have a dell studio 1735 and im wondering is there a way to start the laptop up with the lid closed i have it connected to a lcd screen and just wanna save some desk space and have it leaning up againt my pc case vertical rather then space consuming horizontal but as to boot laptop musthave lid open to get side button to work.