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I’ve tried moving to Linux but the simple task of using my laptop closed with a second screen was impossible so I went back to Windows 10. I will give Linux a try next year again…or but a Macbook

I'm sorry this doesn't work for you. It has worked fine for me for years.

Change the setting for what happens when you close the laptop.

You need to do the same on Windows and MacOS. I remember finding the latter very confusing the first time I tried to play a movie with a projector connected and the lid closed. It would sleep, unless I first connected an external keyboard.

I do that everyday, works fine

Works for me, with 2 external screens and a Thunderbolt docking station.

I am trying to do this with HDMI connected but once I close the laptop the external screen is reduced to a 1 FPS laggy mess. I have a laptop with 2 GPUs (1 in the CPU and a discrete one) and tried everything...no luck

Dual GPUs is asking for trouble on Linux. Mine is just regular Intel integrated graphics.

I have also tried my work laptop on the same docking station setup though, and it uses an Nvidia GPU. It seemed to work fine too. I suspect the dual GPU is not well supported on Linux.