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Click the Windows icon. When clicked, it takes straight to the relevant settings you are supposed to change in the control panel. Once the lid is closed, your laptop will continue to function normally. Step 1: From the Windows button menu, go to the control panel and double click power options.

By now your laptop will not shut down when you close the lid and therefore you will be able to keep downloads going on. Make use of the Firefox and chrome AutoShutdown extension for those using the firefox browser. With this extension comes, comes a custom OS command that will command your laptop to shutdown when all download tasks are done. This helps to avoid heating problems for your laptop since the lid is close to the rest of the body and also controls and saves on your electricity bill.

No inbuilt power settings to tweak. No command to run. Fine, there are two ways you can keep downloads active when you have closed the lid of your Mac. The good thing about the app is that it is free.

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Firefox and Chrome have an extension called AutoShutdown which can be used to shutdown your computer once downloading is completed. These extensions will help prevent overheating of your laptop and can reduce consumption of electricity in case you leave the laptop running through whole night.

In case you are downloading using P2P file sharing platform such as uTorrent, then you can choose the option to Autoshutdown. I personally love using my Macbook because of the speed at which the laptop resumes even if my system was in sleep mode.

NoSleep helps keep downloads going even when the lid of your laptop is closed and you do not even have to connect a mouse or a monitor to keep the system awake. The best part about NoSleep is that it is free but the developer runs on donations so you can consider making a donation if you liked the app. The app can be installed without any issues but the user will have to accept the terms and conditions of the app which can trigger few warnings.

Many people are using InsomniaX without any issues and the app does not have support, instructions, or even an interface. The third app to help keep your Mac Downloads running after closing the lid is an app called Amphetamine. All of these three apps are fairly straightforward and once you install you should be able to keep downloads going while the lid of your Apple laptop is closed. When using any of these apps, ensure that you do not forget this feature and drop the laptop in a backpack like before.

This can result in your Apple laptop overheating and even draining the battery completely has happened with me. The next way to keep downloads continue after your Mac goes to sleep is by connecting another monitor. After you have connected the external monitor, you can close the lid of your laptop and the Mac display will be switched to the external monitor which you can switch off.