Sony VAIO Desktop User Guide
Using your VAIO desktop
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Use the Windows
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taskbar:
1 Save your work, close all applications and close your Internet connection, if applicable.
2 From the Start menu on the Windows
®
taskbar, select Turn Off Computer.
Alternatively, press <Alt>+<F4> to get to the same dialog box.
3 Select Stand By.
The computer goes into Standby mode, indicated by the umber light under the power button.
To return to Normal mode, choose from the following:
❑ Press any key on the keyboard.
❑ Press the Standby button again.
❑ Quickly press the power button on your computer.
✍ You can leave Windows
®
running when using Standby.
If you press the power button for more than six seconds, the computer will switch off completely.
When the computer is in Standby mode, you cannot insert a disc.
The computer comes out of Standby mode quicker than out of Hibernate mode.
Standby uses more power than Hibernate.