How Do I Dock an Envy

[Mr_Bill_Z]

Purchased this HP Envy Touchsmart 17 notebook PC with Windows 8.1 and want to, sort of, dock it.   I want to use a wireless keyboard & mouse, use a large external HDMI monitor (only one, not dual) and external PC speakers.    However, when I close the lid on the Envy, everything shuts down.

How do I set up the Envy and/or Win 8.1 to allow me to use the external monitor, mouse and keyboard when the Envy lid is shut?

[Riddle_Decipher · Accepted solution]

@Mr_Bill_Z

Thank you for posting on HP Forums,

The Riddle_Decipher is at your service.

As I Understand you want to connect an alternate monitor and use that as the primary display, is that right?

If the answer is Yes, there are just a few things you need to follow to get the setup you prefer:

You can save power by specifying what the computer does when you close the lid or when you press the power button.

• Depending on the setting you specify, pressing the power button causes the computer to do one of the following: Do nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut down.

• Depending on the setting you specify, closing the lid causes the computer to do one of the following: Do nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut down.

Use the following steps to change power button and lid settings:

1. At the Start screen, type power options to open the Search charm. Select Power Options in the Search results.
    

2. In the left pane, click Choose what the power buttons do or Choose what closing the lid does.
    

3. To change settings for the power button, click the arrow next to When I press the power button, select the setting you wish to use, and then click Save changes.

4. To change the lid closure setting, click When I close the lid, select the setting you wish to use(Select - Do nothing), and then click Save changes.
    

   Figure : Changing lid closure settings

   

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[Mr_Bill_Z]

Thanks.  That was simple and worked as I wanted it to.

[Riddle_Decipher]

@Mr_Bill_Z

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