Turning Off Your Computer
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, turn off your computer by performing a
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Microsoft
Windows
than by pressing the power button.
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start
1
button, and then click Turn Off Computer.
In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
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The computer turns off after the shutdown process finishes.
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operating system shutdown, as described next, rather
NOTE: As an alternative
to turning off your
computer, you can set
your computer to enter
standby or hibernate
mode.
Setting Up Yo ur Computer
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