How to Disable or Enable Laptop Lid Open Startup in Windows 11

The "Lid open action" is a feature built into many of today's laptops that automatically opens the screen when you open the lid, eliminating the need to press the power button. Due to hardware limitations and driver restrictions, not all laptops support this feature, and not all users like it. After all, we may sometimes just want to clean the screen or accidentally open the lid rather than actually starting the computer.

So how do you set up lid open Action? Here are the specific steps.

Way 1. Set lid open action from power options

1. First, you need to open the Control Panel and then open the Power Options applet.

2. On the Power Options page, click “Change plan settings”.

3. In the next window, click “Change advanced power settings to open the Power Options window.

4. On the Power Options screen, click the plus sign next to "Power buttons and lid" to expand the menu, and then expand "Lid open action".

5. Here you can configure the settings as you need. If there are two options, "On battery" and "Plugged in", just configure them respectively.

After making the appropriate changes, select “Apply” and then click the “OK” button. Restart your PC and the settings should take effect.

How to fix Lid open action missing in Power Options

If you cannot find “Lid open action” in Power Options window, then you can first open Command Prompt as administrator and paste the following powercfg command:

Press Enter to execute the command, then go back to Power Options, you may be able to find Lid open action now.

If you want to hide this option again, just change "-ATTRIB_HIDE" to "+ATTRIB_HIDE" in the above command and run it in Command Prompt again.

Way 2. Disable Flip boot option in BIOS

The above method may not apply to some laptops, so if it does work for you, you may need to change the setting in BIOS.

1. The BIOS menu can be accessed by pressing and holding a specific button at startup. This button could be F2, F8, Del, etc. depending on the make and model of the specific laptop. You can check the user manual for details.

2. Once in the BIOS, you can usually find the corresponding option in the "Configuration" tab, such as “Flip to Boot”. Then you can disable or enable it as you need.

3. Press F10 to save the settings and exit, then the settings should take effect.

You can test the next time you turn off your computer to see if the laptop still turns on automatically when you open the lid.

Extra tip: Protect your Windows 11 in another way

Inappropriate laptop lid open action or other human error on Windows 11/10/8/7 may cause computer failure or data loss issues. It is quite important to make a backup regularly to add an extra layer of protection to cope with potential disasters.

The free backup software - AOMEI Backupper Standard is recommended for Windows users. It offers complete backup and restoring solutions including file backup, system backup, disk backup, email backup, and partition backup with daily, weekly, monthly, event-trigger, or USB plug-in mode. You can also sync files to external hard drive or flash drive when necessary.

When a disaster occurs, you can use the bootable media created in advance to restore backup images. Just download it to start protection now.