42 Getting Started

To Shut down your computer

To Shut down your computer
1From the Start or Desktop screen, move your pointer over the
upper or lower right corner of the screen.
2When the Windows® Charms appear, click the Settings ()
Charm.
Pressing the power button before shutting down the Windows®
operating system could cause you to lose your work. Make sure the
system indicator panel’s storage drive light and the drive in-use light
are off. If you turn off the power while a disk/disc is being accessed,
you may lose data or damage the disk/disc and/or drive.
3In the lower right of the screen click the Power ( ) icon.

(Sample Image) Shut down
4Highlight Shut down while holding the Shift key, and then
click the Shut down option.
The computer closes all open applications, shuts down the
operating system, and then turns off.
To Restart your computer
1From the Start or Desktop screen, move your pointer over the
upper or lower right corner of the screen.
2When the Windows® Charms appear, click the Settings ()
Charm.
Power
Shut down option