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Turning Off the Computer
You can turn off the computer without pressing any buttons on the computer chassis.
1Close any open software programs. To close programs, click X in the
2Click Start on the taskbar.
3Click Turn Off Computer, at the bottom of the menu.
4Click Turn Off.
5Turn off the monitor.
For information on alternatives to turning off the computer, see the next section “Putting the Computer into Standby and Hibernation Mode.”
Putting the Computer | Basics |
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As an alternative to shutting down the computer, you can put the PC in standby mode. To conserve power, you can automatically put the computer into standby and then hibernation by setting the power management timers.
Standby Mode
When the computer is in standby mode, it goes into a
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