To Shut down your computer
1
From the Start or Desktop screen, move your pointer over the
upper or lower right corner of the screen.
2
When the Windows
Charm.
3
In the lower right of the screen click the Power ( ) icon.
(Sample Image) Shut down
4
Highlight Shut down while holding the
click the Shut down option.
The computer closes all open applications, shuts down the
operating system, and then turns off.
To Restart your computer
1
From the Start or Desktop screen, move your pointer over the
upper or lower right corner of the screen.
2
When the Windows
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.
To Shut down your computer
®
Charms appear, click the Settings (
Shut down option
Power button
®
Charms appear, click the Settings (
Getting Started
key, and then
Shift
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