It's as if Windows Hello is not on the computer at all. What happens is that the Windows Hello Face feature is completely disabled if the 3910 laptop lid is closed. I'm also not saying that the login screen shows an error where it can't initialize or start the camera. I'm not saying that the camera looks and can't find me. When the 9310 is closed and docked in the exact same dock\monitor\camera etc. When the laptop is open it looks for me via it's built in camera and logs me in. if I don't have an external IR camera and any of these 3 laptops are docked and closed, Windows Hello Face still looks for me, and of course cannot find me, because the lid is closed. If the laptop is docked, it looks for me via my external camera (Lenovo 500 IR) and it logs me in. If the laptop is open, it looks for me via it's built in camera and logs me in. The two latitude 3390s and the 3900 all work perfect with windows hello face.
The image of a Mac clamshell on a tripod is via Flickr, posted by other users on this site.I have 4 laptops in our business that have Windows Hello Face cameras built in.
Personally, I want to keep the screen on my MacBook Pro open so I can take advantage of the increased productivity of dual monitors, just change the larger external monitor to the primary monitor. Remember that heat is not good for electronics, so you need to let the heat evaporate. Ensuring adequate airflow reduces the likelihood of the machine overheating, which can lead to all sorts of problems such as slowing down, crashing, or even hardware problems. Perhaps the ideal situation to use a Mac with the lid closed is to use a laptop stand or something similar that increases the airflow around the machine when the computer is in shell mode. Therefore, it is important to ensure that your MacBook / Air / Pro is otherwise adequately ventilated. You may find that your Mac laptop fans run more often when your computer is running with the lid closed in clamshell mode.īoth the MacBook and MacBook Pro use the keyboard as a way to help heat evaporate, so keeping the machine in a seashell can reduce the cooling efficiency of your Mac. Important notes about using your MacBook or MacBook Pro with the lid closed in clamshell mode: The screens may flash for a moment as the screens adjust to the new setting when exiting shell mode, and this is normal behavior. When the lid is no longer closed, the built-in MacBook / Air / Pro monitor should turn back on. You can exit shell mode at any time by simply lifting the lid on your Mac laptop. How do I exit shell mode on my MacBook Pro, Air?
Whichever method you switch to clamshell mode, your Mac laptop works this way with the lid closed.Ĭlamshell mode works with any modern Mac laptop, including MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook, and virtually all versions of MacOS and Mac OS X, including MacOS Mojave 10.14, High Sierra, macOS X El Capitan, MacOS Sierra, Mac OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.7, Mac OS X 10.6.8 and even earlier.
How to use shell mode when waking your Mac from sleep mode That’s it, as long as you have an external keyboard, mouse, and of course an external monitor to use your Mac, you’ll continue to use your Mac laptop in clamshell mode.
Connect an external keyboard, mouse, power adapter, and monitor to your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air.If you want to boot your Mac directly into shell mode, follow these steps: How to activate shell mode on a Mac at system startup