Sleep, Hibernate, or Shutdown by Closing Laptop Lid in Windows

Step 1: Right-click on the Battery icon in the Taskbar, and then click on Power Options. It will open the Power Options window.

Step 2: In the Power Options window, click on the link that says Choose what closing the lid does.

Step 3: In the next screen, go to the When I close the lid: option. The following four options can be set:

  1. Do nothing
  2. Sleep
  3. Hibernate
  4. Shut down

Select the one that you want to use in the On battery drop-down menu. Select the same option in the Plugged in drop-down menu.

Step 4: Click the Save changes button to save the changes.

Step 5: Close the Power Options window.

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