Get To Know Surface; Power States: On, Off, Standby, And Restart - Microsoft Surface RT User Manual

Get to know Surface

Now that you know the basics, let's go a little deeper.

Power states: On, off, standby, and restart

Here's what you need to know about the Surface power states.
On, off, standby, and restart
On or wake When Surface is off, press and release the power button. If nothing happens,
Surface might need to be recharged.
power button again.
Off Open the Settings charm, tap or click Power
can also tap or click the Power icon on the sign in screen (lower-right corner) to
quickly shut down.
Standby When Surface is on, press and release the power button or close Type Cover or
Touch Cover.
Restart Open the Settings charm, tap or click Power
Standby
There's really no need to turn off (shut down) Surface completely. If you don't use Surface for a few minutes the
screen turns off and locks, just like a smartphone. When this happens, Surface goes into connected standby mode.
This means that Surface stays connected to your wireless network, waiting for you to use it. App notifications
appear on the lock screen, so you can see quickly see updates such as how many new email messages you have.
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Connect the power supply
, and then choose Shut down. You
, and then choose Restart.
and then press the
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