Shutting down or Logging off a Computer

Shutting down or Logging off a Computer

Once you have closed all open applications, you can either log off your computer or shut down the computer.

Log Off

To Log off/Shut down the computer:

·              Click start  -> log off (click the arrow next to Shut down) or Start  -> Shutdown . (Figure 5.37.)

·              If you have any open programs, then you will be asked to close them or windows will Force shut down, you will lose any un-saved information if you do this.

·              Switch User: Switch to another user account on the computer without closing your open programs and Windows processes.

·              Log Off: Switch to another user account on the computer after closing all your open programs and Windows processes.

·              Lock: Lock the computer while you're away from it.

·              Restart: Reboot the computer. (This option is often required as part of installing new software or Windows update.)

·              Sleep: Puts the computer into a low-power mode that retains all running programs and open Windows in computer memory for a super-quick restart.

·              Hibernate (found only on laptop computers): Puts the computer into a low-power mode after saving all running programs and open Wwindows on the machine's hard drive for a quick restart.