Power up

This lesson is about powering up, turning off and restarting your PC.

Powering up

Check that there are no disks in any of the drives, this includes floppy disks, usb memory sticks, cd's and all other removable media.

Make sure all the leads are securely in place and turn on the monitor, then find the power unit on the base unit and turn it on.

Wait for the PC to load the operating system, for this course it is Windows. You may be asked to login, if you are using your computer at an office you may need to ask your network administrator for your account details.

Shutting down

From the start menu select "shut down" you will be presented with a list of options to turn off your computer select "shut down" or "turn off", you may also want to restart your machine. This is often a quick solution to problems you maybe experiencing with Windows.

Log off

Logging off becomes incredibly important in an office or school environment where many users share the same machines. Forgetting to log off can prevent other users from using the machine and give others access to company resources.

Shut down a non-responding application

From time to time an application, or number of applications which you are using may stop responding to your commands. You may want to force this application to stop running.

On your keyboard press CTR+ALT+DEL, and you will see the task manager, in some cases you may see a screen with other options including task manager, click through.
Click the applications tab and find the application that is not responding, select it and press End Task.
The status indicator can help you to decide which applications you want to stop. You can also terminate processes but it is recommended only for advanced users.

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