Steam download stops when closing laptop lid.

[Pyro]

Hi!
I set the energy saver settings so when I close the lid of my laptop, "nothing happens" and the computer stays on. Hovewer, when I open it I can see that the download speed wnet down to nearly 0 and stayed there the whole time the lid was closed. When I open the lid, the speed goes up slowly to normal again. Please help me!
(I have a HP 15 Pavilion Gaming laptop)

[ReBoot]

The WLAN connection of your laptop may go into power save mode. See if it also happens with, let's say, browser downloads. Download a large(ish) file, close the lid. Also, open the task manager beforehand

[Pyro]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

The WLAN connection of your laptop may go into power save mode. See if it also happens with, let's say, browser downloads. Download a large(ish) file, close the lid. Also, open the task manager beforehand

If this is the problem, how can I solve it?

[Pyro]

You are right, network traffic completely stops with a closed lid. I looked at it in the task manager.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by Pyro:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

The WLAN connection of your laptop may go into power save mode. See if it also happens with, let's say, browser downloads. Download a large(ish) file, close the lid. Also, open the task manager beforehand

If this is the problem, how can I solve it?

If this is the problem, then checking the laptop's manual might help. Or consulting the manufacturers support area, forums.
Apart from that, Windows has settings for network link power saving, check those. Another step i would try is to uninstall the "custom" (not an official term hence the quotation marks) driver and have Windows run the stock one. As a rule of thumb, Windows' stock drivers offer less bells & whistles but less issues as well. The BIOS setup menu may have a switch as well.

[Kargor]

However, a word of advice: laptops are portable devices, so there's a reason for all those power-saving mechanics built into them.

Personally, I would refrain from disabling them for any reason, EXCEPT in cases where they have distinct settings for "battery" and "connected to charger".

For your downloads, instead of making you laptop draw more/full power when you close the lid instead of turning off like one would expect, I suggest just leaving the lid open...

[Pyro]

Thanks for the tips! I think I'll just download with an open lid for now.