How do I stop the laptop knowing the lid is closed?

[artemislogic]

Model: Medion Erazer DEPUTY P60i

Everytime I plug in a HDMI, and close my laptop to play a game on my monitor, it switches everything over to the second monitor, including my mouse in the dead centre of the screen stuck there.

I don't want it to close my first display and throw everything onto the second one when I'm trying to play a game, how do I stop it from doing this. 

I already have the Windows setting to Do Nothing when the lid is closed, but that doesn't stop it from pushing everything over to my external monitor. Every solution I find online just talks about the Windows settings, and unless it's something I have to change in the registry, I don't know how to fix this. I just wanna be able to close my gaming laptop and play games on a bigger display when I'm at my desk. 

If anyone can help it'd be really appreciated, because it's stopping me from playing games, I don't want my screens to constantly jump around whenever the lid is closed. I've checked the UEFI and unless I'm missing something, there's nothing. 

I'll be happy to answer any questions. 

[RAZZ]

hi @artemislogic 

this can be  a common issue with gaming laptops when trying to use them in a “lid closed” mode with an external display. I see you’ve already tried the Windows setting (Do nothing when the lid is closed), which should prevent sleep/shutdown, but Windows still detects the built in display as disconnected when the lid closes, and that triggers display reconfiguration.

Ther are a few things you can try –

               Disable Lid Switch in Device Manager

               Set external display as primary in Windows

               Disable auto display switching in Intel/NVIDIA control panels

              Check BIOS/UEFI for lid or display settings

A word of advice:- Cooling can be an issue when gaming with the lid closed. Make sure it gets enough airflow.

thanks