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Can I Close my Laptop While Updating? [Answered]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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A lot of users have been complaining abouthow slow Windows updates are. Thus, a common practice for many is to just go on with their day when anupdatecomes and leave it to download and install overnight.
However, laptop users don’t have it so easily, since they will usually be connected via Wi-Fi, so the download speed will be even slower, and they can’t close the screen without closing thelaptop‘s lid.
The problem is that, as you may have noticed,laptopshave a tendency to shut down when you close their lid.
What happens if I close my laptop lid during a Windows update?
In most cases, closing the lid of yourlaptopisnotrecommended. This is because it will most likely make thelaptopshut down, and shutting down thelaptopduring a Windows updatecan lead to critical errors.
In fact, these could be so severe that you might not be able to perform theupdateagain or even launch Windows appropriately for that matter.
However, if you manage to change certain energy settings in yourlaptop, then there shouldn’t be a problem. This involves changing the programmed action of what happens when you close the lid.
Yourlaptopcan be programmed to do one of 5 things when closing the lid:
Thus, if yourlaptopis set to do nothing or just turn off the display when you close the lid, then you can go ahead without worrying. In all other cases, you should refrain from doing so.
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What can I do to close the laptop lid when updating?
As mentioned above, you will need to access theChange what closing the lid doesmenu.
By following these steps, you should be able to close the lid of yourlaptopat any time without hindering the Windows update process in any way.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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