Turning off your Windows PC - Part 1
There are various ways of turning off a computer. The quickest and easiest ways are pressing the power button, or clicking a desktop icon. The slowest ways are via menus. If you usually just want to turn off, rather than restart, sleep or hibernate, then the quickest and easiest way is to make use of the power button.
The power button can be set to Shut down, Sleep, Hibernate or turn off the display. So, if you wish , you can set it up to perform one of those actions, and turn off using another method.
To set the power button to turn off, do as follows:
1. Type Control Panel in to Taskbar Search box.
2. Click Control Panel at top of list.
3. Select 'View by: Large icons' at top right.
4. Click 'Power Options'.
5. Click 'Choose what the power buttons do' on left.
6. In the drop down choices next to 'When I press the power button', select 'Shut down' if it is not already selected.
7. If 'Shut down' wasn't already selected, click 'Save changes' at the bottom of the window.
8. Close Control Panel window.
Part 2 will be how to create a desktop icon to turn off.
The power button can be set to Shut down, Sleep, Hibernate or turn off the display. So, if you wish , you can set it up to perform one of those actions, and turn off using another method.
To set the power button to turn off, do as follows:
1. Type Control Panel in to Taskbar Search box.
2. Click Control Panel at top of list.
3. Select 'View by: Large icons' at top right.
4. Click 'Power Options'.
5. Click 'Choose what the power buttons do' on left.
6. In the drop down choices next to 'When I press the power button', select 'Shut down' if it is not already selected.
7. If 'Shut down' wasn't already selected, click 'Save changes' at the bottom of the window.
8. Close Control Panel window.
Part 2 will be how to create a desktop icon to turn off.
