How to change your computer's power & sleep settings?

Here you will find information on how to change your computer's power & sleep timer, and what happen when you close the laptop lid.

1 - right click on the blank space on the desktop, then select “display settings”

2 - on the next window, choose “Power & Sleep” on the left hand side of the screen.

From the same window, on the right hand side of the screen, you can change the timer for the laptop to time out or sleep while not being used.

3 - further to the right, choose the “Additional power settings”

Note: sometimes you will have to scroll down to see the option.

4 - on the next window, choose “choose what closing the lid does” for your laptop

5 - on the next window, for the “when I close the lid” option, choose the “do nothing” option for both - when running on battery and when plugged in. Then, choose to “Save Changes”.