Why can I only use one of my two monitors when laptop is closed?

[Ethan Dommer]

I have this strange issue where I can only use one of my external displays if I'm not using my laptop display as well. When I have my monitor open or just have the display enabled in settings while closed then all works well, but once I close my laptop or disconnect its display, it also forces one of my two monitors to disconnect. The display that gets turned off is still visible within display settings, but can't be re-enabled until I turn my monitor screen back on.I'm using an Anker dock to connect my two displays (as well as peripherals), the dock has worked just fine in the past.My laptop

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