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That is not possible. Once you close the lid the display goes off in addition to the other settings you have set in the power options
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That is not possible. Once you close the lid the display goes off in addition to the other settings you have set in the power options

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Well yes, Coralon, that almost gets me there.<br />
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Except that I want to have the behavior of the lid closing only change IF if external monitor is plugged in?<br />
Otherwise it should behave normally.
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Well yes, Coralon, that almost gets me there.

Except that I want to have the behavior of the lid closing only change IF if external monitor is plugged in?
Otherwise it should behave normally.

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I'll bet it will default to that also. &nbsp;Great suggestion Marsilies. &nbsp;Will test and close ticket at the first opportunity. &nbsp;Thanks to all for the nice suggestions on this.
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I'll bet it will default to that also.  Great suggestion Marsilies.  Will test and close ticket at the first opportunity.  Thanks to all for the nice suggestions on this.

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Assuming frugalmule has no additional quesitons, I think both mine and Coralon's posts provided the best answer.
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Assuming frugalmule has no additional quesitons, I think both mine and Coralon's posts provided the best answer.

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My Windows Surface 4 is running Windows 10. &nbsp;I like what currently happens when I close the lid, so I do not want to adversely affect that behavior.<br />
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However, when I have the lid closed AND it is plugged into the display port of a big monitor also, then I would like it to display on the big monitor, even when the lid is closed.<br />
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Is it possible to set this? &nbsp;If so, what are the steps?
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My Windows Surface 4 is running Windows 10.  I like what currently happens when I close the lid, so I do not want to adversely affect that behavior.

However, when I have the lid closed AND it is plugged into the display port of a big monitor also, then I would like it to display on the big monitor, even when the lid is closed.

Is it possible to set this?  If so, what are the steps?

Close lid on Windows Surface 4

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