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I used to be able to just close the lid on my laptop and forget about it for days. Nowadays with the new laptop provided by my employer, if I close the lid wron

I used to be able to just close the lid on my laptop and forget about it for days. Nowadays with the new laptop provided by my employer, if I close the lid wrong, it doesn't even go to sleep and the battery drains completely (which is... understandable, I guess, since it didn't go to sleep) but even if I do all the rituals and it goes to sleep, the battery still drains away within a few hours. I can't full charge my laptop at the end of the workday, keep my VS and stuff open, and just the laptop to sleep. I have to shut it down properly and then start everything back up again the next morning.

soco 2y ago
I noticed that my HP only really goes to sleep if I close the lid WHEN UNPLUGGED (Windows settings get ignored or whatever reason). In case other laptops work the same, glad to be of help :)
- orphea 2y ago
  The same thing happens to my work Lenovo ThinkPad laptop. PS. A related video from LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKKcd3sx2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKKcd3sx2c
  - devilbunny 2y ago
    Thanks for that link. My ThinkPad X1 Carbon (gen 7) BIOS supported choosing Windows 10 or Linux sleep mode - I switched to "Linux mode" and now I have S3 sleep. We'll see if that fixes the issue. I've battled this for a long time. The prospect of having my laptop be and stay charged is exciting.
- nine_k 2y ago
  It makes sense, because one of the modes of laptop use is to attach external display, keyboard, etc, along with power (2 or even 1 USB-C cable), close the lid, and work.
  - soco 2y ago
    It would make sense if there was stuff attached to some USB port, but it's not. I would assume the laptop should know this, but again, it's not.
- USiBqidmOOkAqRb 2y ago
  So the device is (supposedly) awake enough to connect to the Internet, check for notifications and updates, but just not quite there to notice that it has been physically unplugged. Bravo, what an excellent design.
deergomoo 2y ago
My employer disabled sleep entirely for some reason (not even available via the power menu), which means that if I forget to hibernate it before I throw it in my bag it’s concerningly hot by the time I get home. What’s double weird is that, if I close it without hibernating it, not only does it not lock the laptop but it seems to prevent the “lock after x minutes inactivity” setting kicking in. Which seems like a huge security problem.
- Izkata 2y ago
  That happened to Ubuntu on my personal laptops, and occasionally I'd notice the mouse cursor was on a different position than when I closed the lid - I think the screen was somehow triggering the touchpad and that kept it awake/unlocked.

soco 2y ago

I noticed that my HP only really goes to sleep if I close the lid WHEN UNPLUGGED (Windows settings get ignored or whatever reason). In case other laptops work the same, glad to be of help :)

orphea 2y ago
The same thing happens to my work Lenovo ThinkPad laptop. PS. A related video from LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKKcd3sx2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKKcd3sx2c
- devilbunny 2y ago
  Thanks for that link. My ThinkPad X1 Carbon (gen 7) BIOS supported choosing Windows 10 or Linux sleep mode - I switched to "Linux mode" and now I have S3 sleep. We'll see if that fixes the issue. I've battled this for a long time. The prospect of having my laptop be and stay charged is exciting.
nine_k 2y ago
It makes sense, because one of the modes of laptop use is to attach external display, keyboard, etc, along with power (2 or even 1 USB-C cable), close the lid, and work.
- soco 2y ago
  It would make sense if there was stuff attached to some USB port, but it's not. I would assume the laptop should know this, but again, it's not.
USiBqidmOOkAqRb 2y ago
So the device is (supposedly) awake enough to connect to the Internet, check for notifications and updates, but just not quite there to notice that it has been physically unplugged. Bravo, what an excellent design.

deergomoo 2y ago

My employer disabled sleep entirely for some reason (not even available via the power menu), which means that if I forget to hibernate it before I throw it in my bag it’s concerningly hot by the time I get home. What’s double weird is that, if I close it without hibernating it, not only does it not lock the laptop but it seems to prevent the “lock after x minutes inactivity” setting kicking in. Which seems like a huge security problem.

Izkata 2y ago
That happened to Ubuntu on my personal laptops, and occasionally I'd notice the mouse cursor was on a different position than when I closed the lid - I think the screen was somehow triggering the touchpad and that kept it awake/unlocked.