Turning Off Your Computer - Dell Vostro 460 Service Manual

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Turning Off Your Computer

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs
before you turn off your computer.
1. Shut down the operating system:
In Windows 7:
Click Start
In Windows Vista:
Click Start
below, and then click Shut Down.
In Windows XP:
Click Start → Turn Off Computer → Turn Off . The computer turns off after the operating
system shutdown process is complete.
2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached
devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold
the power button for about 6 seconds to turn them off.
, then click Shut Down.
, then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown