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Paulieg49 Author

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stop closing lid from putting macbook to sleep

II have installed an external monitor and I would like to close the lid on my macbook pro without putting it to sleep. Using Mac OS Ventura 13.5.2

Posted on Sep 16, 2023 11:32 AM

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Gena_D

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Posted on Sep 17, 2023 8:30 AM

Hello Paulieg49,

First, we advise that you review this article that explains how to correctly connect an external monitor to your MacBook Pro: Use an external display with your MacBook Pro - Apple Support. Once that is configured properly, make sure that "Prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off" is turned on in your display settings.

We hope this helps. Let us know if we can assist with anything else at all. Take care.

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