This makes it useful for shutting off the laptop's display as it installs a critical update, or for playing music without any visuals.Īlso note that if you have any external monitors attached to your laptop, these will also turn off when you press the power button.
It's like you're using a PC, and you turn off its monitor the computer's programs continue to run. Turning off the display, however, doesn't suspend the system. There are distinct differences between hibernation and sleep, but in short, they both put the laptop into stasis. Turning off the display is a lot different than putting your laptop into hibernation or sleep mode. Be careful not to hold it down for too long else you might cause your laptop to perform a forced shutdown.
Holding it down again will turn it back on. Now, when you hold down the power button, it will turn off the display. Once you're done, click the Save changes button at the bottom.
