It’s still possible to keep your laptop running with the lid closed. Why would you want to do this? Maybe you have some background work that needs to be running and you need to keep the laptop ...

There's just one problem, though: By default, your computer goes to sleep when you close the lid. This isn't ideal if you want a true desktop experience. Thankfully, you can tell your computer to ...

The only caveat is that if you want to use the device exclusively with the external monitor or place the laptop on a holder, the device will turn off as soon as you close the lid. However ...