I mean, fully charge the battery, then use the laptop with battery until it is in 5 of power (or so) and then charge it until 65 and store it. Perhaps, every 2 months or so you can do a complete cycle.

Here's how to use a monitor with your laptop closed: On your laptop's desktop, right-click the battery icon. I would use the laptop with the lid closed and without the battery I think its a good idea to store the battery not fully charged. Firstly, the notebook monitor needs to be set. How to close your laptop lid and still use a monitor. If you have an external monitor but you're having issues getting your laptop to connect to it, check out our guide on how to fix second monitor not detected on Windows 10. It is possible to use the DisplayLink device with the laptop lid closed, however this needs to be configured. Note that we recommend plugging your laptop in while using an external monitor so that you don't have to worry about the battery draining while you use your workstation. You can now close your laptop lid while still using your external monitor, regardless of whether or not your laptop is plugged in to a charger.

At the bottom of the page, select Save changes.

Also select Do nothing from the dropdown menu under the 'Plugged in' column.

In the 'When I close the lid' options row, select Do nothing from the dropdown menu under the 'On battery' column.

On the left side of the Power Options page, select Choose what closing the lid does.

On your laptop's desktop, right-click the battery icon.

Use laptop with lid closed