If the Laptop lid open action is missing In Windows 11/10, you can enable lid open action using POWERCFG. By using the Laptop lid opening action, you can make your laptop turn on automatically following opening the lid – or set any other action! But what if you find that the option Lid opening action is missing from your Windows laptop?
Laptop lid open action is missing in Windows 11/10
You may not get the “Laptop Lid Open Action” action in the Power Options window.
In order to show the lid open action, we need to use the powercfg command line.
Disable or enable lid open action using POWERCFG
Open Command Prompt as administrator on your Windows 11/10 PC.
Once the command prompt is open, just type the command line below and hit enter to run it.
powercfg -attributes SUB_BUTTONS 99ff10e7-23b1-4c07-a9d1-5c3206d741b4 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Now go to the Power Options window once more and check if it shows the “Lid open action” under the “Power Buttons and Lid” Category.
If you need to hide the “Lid Open Action” option, just open an elevated command prompt and type the following command line.
powercfg -attributes SUB_BUTTONS 99ff10e7-23b1-4c07-a9d1-5c3206d741b4 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Hit the Enter key and you’re done.
This should fix the problem for you.
In this guide, we have explained an easy method to change what Windows laptop does when you open the lid. We’ll also show you how to hide or show this lid open action setting in the power buttons window.
A report: Change what power buttons do, option is missing
When I close the missing lid option?
If Choose what closing the lid does is missing in Windows 11/10 Power Options, you can use Registry Editor or Group Policy Editor to fix the problem.
