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Shutting Down Your Computer
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Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar.
2
Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut
Down Windows dialog box.
3
Select Shut down.
4
Click OK.
5
Wait for your computer to turn off automatically. The power indicator
turns off.
6
Turn off any peripherals connected to your computer.
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To avoid potential loss of data, follow these steps to shut down your computer.
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Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
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If you are unable to shut down your computer using the steps described above, press the
Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys at the same time to restart the computer. If you are unable to restart the
computer in this way, you can slide the power switch forward and hold for four seconds. This
operation may result in data loss.
During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using System Suspend mode. See
Controlling Power Management in the online manual Customizing Your Notebook. To
access the online documents, click the Start button, point to Help Center, and click VAIO User
Manuals.