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Getting Started

To Shut down your computer

1 From the Start or Desktop screen, move your pointer to

the upper-right corner of the screen or swipe in from the

right edge.

2 When the Windows

charms appear, click or touch 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.

3 In the lower right of the screen click or touch the

Power

() icon.

(Sample Image) Shut down

4 Highlight Shut down while holding the Shift key, and

then click or touch the Shut down option.

The computer closes all open applications, shuts down

the operating system, and then turns off.

To Restart your computer