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Learning the Basics
Using Turn Off or Shut down
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Using Turn Off or Shut down
For the Windows
®
XP Home operating system, follow these
steps to shut down the computer:
1
Click Start, select Turn off computer.
The Turn off computer dialog box appears.
Sample Turn off computer dialog box
2
Click Turn Off.
The computer shuts down completely.
For the Windows
®
XP Professional operating system, follow
these steps to shut down the computer:
1
Click the Start button, then Shut down.
The Shut Down Windows dialog box appears.
2
Select Shut down from the drop-down list.
3
Click OK.
The computer shuts down completely.
Turning off more quickly
You can also turn off the computer by pressing the power
button or closing the display panel.
To use either of these methods, you first need to turn on the
feature in the Power Management utility.