User's Manual

Table Of Contents
ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.
HowdoIaccessControlPanel?
ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.
ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.
HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage39.
Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.
See“Managingthebatterypoweronpage39.
Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,followtheinstructionsin“Disabling
thebuilt-inbattery”onpage117todisabletheinternalbuilt-inbatterysoastopreventbatterypower
fromdraining.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthesolid-statedrive?
StudyChapter5“Security”onpage57tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthesolid-statedrive,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata
fromyoursolid-statedrive”onpage66
.
HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?
Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage46
.
WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.See“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage46.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage87
.
Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage93.
Arecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputersolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,seeChapter
9“Recoveryoverview”onpage109.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage69
“Computerstopsresponding”onpage93
“Powerproblems”onpage105
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem
TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dooneofthefollowing:
ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.
ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstartedfromtherightpanel.Additionally,you
canuseCortana
®
personalassistanttosearchforhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.
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