How to turn-on/wake-up a laptop without opening the lid?

How to turn-on/wake-up a laptop without opening the lid?

"I use my laptop with 2 external monitors and external keyboard (I use it as a desktop at home), but when I go out I only take the laptop of course.
What bothers me is that I always have to open and close the lid just to press the power buton.
I dont have enough free space in my working area to keep my laptop's lid open, and I dont want to keep it that way either."

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Guest [Entry]

Check the BIOS if it supports wake-up on USB, then you can wake it up with an external keyboard.

Guest [Entry]

"How about this :

Set control panel -> power options -> what to do when the lid is closed -> choose ""do nothing"".

put your pc to sleep, close the lid, then when you move your mouse, it should wake up.

Not sure if it will work, or if you have already tried it. Please let me know so I edit / delete my answer if necessary :)"