How to tell Windows 7 "sleep when laptop is closed, unless there's an external monitor connected; then use that"?
- by Josh
Most of the time, I would like my Windows 7 laptop to sleep when I close it.
But sometimes, I like to connect an external monitor over DVI.
I would like my laptop to use the external monitor when I close the lid, but only when a monitor is connected to the DVI port. Otherwise, sleep when closed.
Is there any way I can do that, without manually changing the power settings every time I decide to use the monitor?