External monitor, mouse, and keyboard function properly, just not the sound. I've already changed the windows settings for the laptop to function with the lid closed. When I close the lid, and use an external display, I get no sound.

When you close the lid of your laptop, laptop is not shutting down but sleeping.

It seems that the laptop itself will function properly with the lid closed and in any orientation, but how would I activate the power button? If I open the lid to boot the laptop and then close the lid, won’t it just go to sleep? I suppose I could disable that somehow in software, but then I’d have to re-enable it as soon as I went mobile again so I could once again close the lid to put the machine to sleep. Hello, Hello all, I just bought a Sony Vaio Pro 13. Answer: It depends on how long you going to open the lid again. However, I would want to run the laptop with the lid closed for aesthetic reasons. that I can just connect to the Framework with one USB-C cable for use at a desk, then with a single un-plug I’m ready to go mobile. After taking a look at the growing list of compatible USB-C docking solutions, I’m considering a desktop monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.

Use laptop with lid closed