•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickShutdown.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
Power,andthenclickShutdown.
HowdoIaccessControlPanel?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickControlPanel.
•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.
Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage27.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage26
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage25.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourinternalstoragedrive?
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage47tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheinternalstoragedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafrom
yourinternalstoragedrive”onpage55.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage31.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage75.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage81.
•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage101.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage57
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage81
•“Powerproblems”onpage95
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem
TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.
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Howtoturnoffmycomputer?