


It could be that something interferes with the antenna but I found someone with the same problem here: Īnd he says it didn't happen in older releases of utorrent.(bittorent actually but it's quite the same) So that would suggests the problem is caused by some kind of bug. If the options are grayed out, you have to click the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top. Click the Choose what closing the lid does link in the left side panel. downloadspeed quite precisely by folding the lid. How to Stop Laptop from Sleeping / Shutdown When Lid is Closed Open the Control Panel in Large icons view. Even more ridiculous is the further I close the lid, the further the downloadspeed drops. My wifi antenna indeed is integrated in the screen but the the problem only occurs when I 'fold' my notebook, not when I hold it at a certain angle. It sounds ridiculous but I really thought of that idea too. I'm using an HP Pavilion 17 e072-nr, running Win8.1. Helpfull would be which type of laptop you use. You could test this idea lying on the floor and have the laptop lid horizontally as it is when the lid is closed. So perhaps because of closing the lid you loose your Wifi connection. One idea could be that you run on Wifi and the antenna is integrated in the lid.
