lid close

The lid close tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Windows 11 24H2 and Modern Standby behavior when a laptop lid is closed. A key thread explains that Microsoft changed Windows 11 version 24H2 so that audio playback stops when a Modern Standby laptop is deliberately put to sleep by closing the lid, pressing the power button, or choosing Sleep from Start. This change is not a random media bug and is not limited to battery mode. It represents Microsoft drawing a clearer line between a PC that has merely gone dark and one the user has intentionally told to sleep. The change exposes the awkward bargain Windows laptops have been living with since Modern Standby replaced the older sleep model.