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Windows 10: How to Lock (not sleep) laptop on lid close?



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If my laptop is plugged in I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer, without putting it to sleep. I don't see an option to do this in Power Options:



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    This is generally a bad idea: your laptop dissipates a good deal of heat through the keyboard, and if you leave the computer running with the lid closed, you risk overheating things.

    – Mark
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    @Mark: ...and yet you can set it to keep running full blast when you close the lid, without frying anything.

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If my laptop is plugged in I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer, without putting it to sleep. I don't see an option to do this in Power Options:



Power screen



Is there a hack to achieve this?










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    This is generally a bad idea: your laptop dissipates a good deal of heat through the keyboard, and if you leave the computer running with the lid closed, you risk overheating things.

    – Mark
    yesterday






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    @Mark: ...and yet you can set it to keep running full blast when you close the lid, without frying anything.

    – Sean
    yesterday













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If my laptop is plugged in I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer, without putting it to sleep. I don't see an option to do this in Power Options:



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Is there a hack to achieve this?










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Is there a hack to achieve this?







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    This is generally a bad idea: your laptop dissipates a good deal of heat through the keyboard, and if you leave the computer running with the lid closed, you risk overheating things.

    – Mark
    yesterday






  • 7





    @Mark: ...and yet you can set it to keep running full blast when you close the lid, without frying anything.

    – Sean
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  • 5





    This is generally a bad idea: your laptop dissipates a good deal of heat through the keyboard, and if you leave the computer running with the lid closed, you risk overheating things.

    – Mark
    yesterday






  • 7





    @Mark: ...and yet you can set it to keep running full blast when you close the lid, without frying anything.

    – Sean
    yesterday







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This is generally a bad idea: your laptop dissipates a good deal of heat through the keyboard, and if you leave the computer running with the lid closed, you risk overheating things.

– Mark
yesterday





This is generally a bad idea: your laptop dissipates a good deal of heat through the keyboard, and if you leave the computer running with the lid closed, you risk overheating things.

– Mark
yesterday




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@Mark: ...and yet you can set it to keep running full blast when you close the lid, without frying anything.

– Sean
yesterday





@Mark: ...and yet you can set it to keep running full blast when you close the lid, without frying anything.

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Set "Do Nothing",
lock your laptop using Windows key+L, and then you can close the lid.






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    This is the most practical solution. I am always suspicious of any software that chooses to customize something which Windows has built in. I'm looking at you pre-installed "WiFi Booster/manager" crapware!

    – MonkeyZeus
    yesterday







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    It would seem this should be something you can configure in the registry (if not, Microsoft should make it so).

    – Jonathan
    yesterday






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    OP: I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer so this doesn't answer the question.

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As far as I know, there is no built-in function to archive this. But you can do this using a third party tool.



One of them is LapLock. This program is a lightweight (<50KB), open source tool and it's developed by Etienne Dechamps.



Steps...



  1. Download the program - https://github.com/dechamps/laplock/releases
    (Download the latest laplock.exe release)


  2. Open the Windows Startup folder by using this run command - 'shell:common startup'


  3. Add laplock.exe to your Startup folder.


You can also use Lid Lock to do this.






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      This is the most practical solution. I am always suspicious of any software that chooses to customize something which Windows has built in. I'm looking at you pre-installed "WiFi Booster/manager" crapware!

      – MonkeyZeus
      yesterday







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      It would seem this should be something you can configure in the registry (if not, Microsoft should make it so).

      – Jonathan
      yesterday






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      OP: I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer so this doesn't answer the question.

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      This is the most practical solution. I am always suspicious of any software that chooses to customize something which Windows has built in. I'm looking at you pre-installed "WiFi Booster/manager" crapware!

      – MonkeyZeus
      yesterday







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      It would seem this should be something you can configure in the registry (if not, Microsoft should make it so).

      – Jonathan
      yesterday






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      OP: I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer so this doesn't answer the question.

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    • 13





      This is the most practical solution. I am always suspicious of any software that chooses to customize something which Windows has built in. I'm looking at you pre-installed "WiFi Booster/manager" crapware!

      – MonkeyZeus
      yesterday







    • 1





      It would seem this should be something you can configure in the registry (if not, Microsoft should make it so).

      – Jonathan
      yesterday






    • 5





      OP: I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer so this doesn't answer the question.

      – Agent_L
      12 hours ago












    • 13





      This is the most practical solution. I am always suspicious of any software that chooses to customize something which Windows has built in. I'm looking at you pre-installed "WiFi Booster/manager" crapware!

      – MonkeyZeus
      yesterday







    • 1





      It would seem this should be something you can configure in the registry (if not, Microsoft should make it so).

      – Jonathan
      yesterday






    • 5





      OP: I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer so this doesn't answer the question.

      – Agent_L
      12 hours ago







    13




    13





    This is the most practical solution. I am always suspicious of any software that chooses to customize something which Windows has built in. I'm looking at you pre-installed "WiFi Booster/manager" crapware!

    – MonkeyZeus
    yesterday






    This is the most practical solution. I am always suspicious of any software that chooses to customize something which Windows has built in. I'm looking at you pre-installed "WiFi Booster/manager" crapware!

    – MonkeyZeus
    yesterday





    1




    1





    It would seem this should be something you can configure in the registry (if not, Microsoft should make it so).

    – Jonathan
    yesterday





    It would seem this should be something you can configure in the registry (if not, Microsoft should make it so).

    – Jonathan
    yesterday




    5




    5





    OP: I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer so this doesn't answer the question.

    – Agent_L
    12 hours ago





    OP: I want closing the lid to automatically lock the computer so this doesn't answer the question.

    – Agent_L
    12 hours ago













    12














    As far as I know, there is no built-in function to archive this. But you can do this using a third party tool.



    One of them is LapLock. This program is a lightweight (<50KB), open source tool and it's developed by Etienne Dechamps.



    Steps...



    1. Download the program - https://github.com/dechamps/laplock/releases
      (Download the latest laplock.exe release)


    2. Open the Windows Startup folder by using this run command - 'shell:common startup'


    3. Add laplock.exe to your Startup folder.


    You can also use Lid Lock to do this.






    share|improve this answer





























      12














      As far as I know, there is no built-in function to archive this. But you can do this using a third party tool.



      One of them is LapLock. This program is a lightweight (<50KB), open source tool and it's developed by Etienne Dechamps.



      Steps...



      1. Download the program - https://github.com/dechamps/laplock/releases
        (Download the latest laplock.exe release)


      2. Open the Windows Startup folder by using this run command - 'shell:common startup'


      3. Add laplock.exe to your Startup folder.


      You can also use Lid Lock to do this.






      share|improve this answer



























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        As far as I know, there is no built-in function to archive this. But you can do this using a third party tool.



        One of them is LapLock. This program is a lightweight (<50KB), open source tool and it's developed by Etienne Dechamps.



        Steps...



        1. Download the program - https://github.com/dechamps/laplock/releases
          (Download the latest laplock.exe release)


        2. Open the Windows Startup folder by using this run command - 'shell:common startup'


        3. Add laplock.exe to your Startup folder.


        You can also use Lid Lock to do this.






        share|improve this answer















        As far as I know, there is no built-in function to archive this. But you can do this using a third party tool.



        One of them is LapLock. This program is a lightweight (<50KB), open source tool and it's developed by Etienne Dechamps.



        Steps...



        1. Download the program - https://github.com/dechamps/laplock/releases
          (Download the latest laplock.exe release)


        2. Open the Windows Startup folder by using this run command - 'shell:common startup'


        3. Add laplock.exe to your Startup folder.


        You can also use Lid Lock to do this.







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