Putting the computer to sleep or shutting it down
When you have finished working with your computer, you can put it to sleep or shut it down.
Putting your computer to sleep
If you will be away from your computer for only a short time, put the computer to sleep.
When the computer is in sleep mode, you can quickly wake it to resume use, bypassing the startup process.
To put the computer to sleep, do one of the following:
• Close the display lid.
• Move the cursor to the lower-left corner, and then select the Start button. Select
Power
➙
Sleep
.
Note:
Put your computer to sleep before you move it. Moving your computer while the hard disk drive is
spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data.
To wake up the computer, perform the following:
• Press any key on the keyboard.
Shutting down the computer
If you are not going to use your computer for a long time, shut it down. To shut down your computer, do one
of the following:
• Move the cursor to the lower-left corner, and then select the Start button. Select
Power
➙
Shut
down
.
• Right-click the Start button in the lower-left corner and select
Shut down or sign out
➙
Shut down
.
.
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