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Getting Started
Turning off the computer
Turning off the computer more quickly
You can also turn off the computer by pressing the power button.
To use this method, you first need to activate it using the Power
Options feature. By default, pressing your computer’s power button
puts the computer into Sleep mode.
1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and
then Power Options.
The Power Options window appears.
2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to be
customized.
The Edit Plan Settings window appears.
3 Click Change advanced power settings.
The Advanced settings tab of the Power Options window
appears.
(Sample Image) Advanced settings tab of Power Options screen
4 Click Power buttons and lid to display the actions that you
can configure.
5 Select the options you want from the drop-down lists.
These options can be set separately for how they operate while the
computer is running on battery power or while connected to AC
power.
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