Turning Off Your Computer
If your operating system is Windows 95, turn off your computer by performing the shutdown procedure described in this section. Otherwise, you may lose data.
To turn off the computer in Windows 95:
1.Click the Start button on the taskbar. A
2.Click Shut Down.
3.Select Shut down the computer?
4.Click the Yes button. The computer turns off.
Restarting Your Computer
You may need to restart (reboot) your computer when installing hardware or software or if the computer does not respond to your input. A warm (or soft) boot prompts you to save your files, turns off the computer, and then restarts the computer. A cold boot turns off the computer without saving your files.
Do not perform a cold boot unless your keyboard and touchpad have no effect and you cannot perform a warm boot.
When you perform a cold boot, you lose data unless it was saved to a storage medium.
To perform a warm (or soft) boot in Windows 95:
1.Click the Start button on the taskbar.
2.Click Shut Down.
3.Select Restart the Computer.
4.Click the Yes button.
5.Save your files if prompted. Your computer reboots.
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