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1 When you have finished using your computer for a while, you may want to shut down Windows 11. Begin by displaying the Start screen:Mouse: Click the Start button on the taskbar. The Start button is the leftmost icon and looks like a four-pane window.Touchscreen: Tap the Start button.Keyboard: Press the key.

2 Click or tap Power on the Start menu (refer to Figure 1-9). The Power button is on the bottom right side of the Start menu and looks like a circle with a line through the top.

3 Available options appear in a pop-up box. Some or all of the following options appear:Sleep: This option reduces the computer’s power consumption without exiting Windows 11 or closing apps (some computers don’t offer this option). As a result, when you wake the computer by moving the mouse or touching the screen or the keyboard, everything is exactly as you left it: Apps and documents are open, if they were open before Sleep.Shut Down: This option exits Windows 11 and saves power by turning the computer off. In exiting Windows 11, Shut Down closes any apps that are currently running.Restart: Temporarily shuts down Windows 11 and turns it on again. Use Restart when Windows 11 asks you to or when Windows 11 is misbehaving. You can also shut down your computer by using the Start button. Move the pointer over the Start button and right-click. A pop-up menu appears. Select Shut Down or Sign Out on the pop-up menu, and then select an option (Sleep, Shut Down, or Restart).

4 Choose Shut Down to turn off the computer.

On most computers, pressing the power switch also shuts down the computer, though you should use the Shut Down option in Windows 11 rather than press the power switch button. On a laptop, closing the lid may shut down the laptop or put it in sleep mode.