Shutting Down Your Computer
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Shutting Down Your Computer
!To avoid potential loss of data, follow these steps to shut down your computer.
1Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.
2Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
3Select Shut down.
4Click OK.
✍Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
5Wait for your computer to turn off automatically. The power indicator (green) turns off.
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Turn off any peripherals connected to your computer.
If you are unable to shut down your computer using the steps described above,
❏close all software in use,
❏remove the PC cards if inserted,
❏disconnect any USB devices,
❏end any Infrared Communication devices,
Then restart the computer.
If the previous steps do not work, see “My computer does not shut down” on page 77.
During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using System Suspend mode. See “System Suspend Mode” on page 43.
