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How to disable the laptop hall effect lid sensor in Windows 10?

TL;DR : LG Gram 14Z90R-K.AAB5U1 (Windows 10) intermittently blacks out or sleeps for 1–2 seconds during normal use. Issue started after minor liquid exposure to a USB-A port (beer spill). Cleaned oxidation; laptop works, but issue persists. Event Viewer logs show Event ID 507 (Kernel-Power), suggesting false lid close events — likely from a faulty or shorted hall effect sensor. Looking for a way to disable the lid sensor via software or registry. I'm having a persistent problem with my LG GRAM laptop which is less than a year old. About a month ago, my laptop suffered some slight water damage;

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