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Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows
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.
• Press the Power button.
• Do the proper operations in the operating system.
Windows 7:
Click
Start
Sleep
.
Windows 10:
Open the start menu, and then select
Power
Sleep
.
Note:
Wait until the power indicator light starts blinking (indicating that the computer is in sleep mode)
before you move your computer. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage
the hard disk, causing loss of data.
To wake the computer, do one of the following:
• Press any key on the keyboard.
• Press the Power button.
