Holding the Power Button Down Does Not Turn Off the Computer. The proper way to shut down a computer is by pressing the Windows "Start" button and selecting "Shut Down" from the available options.

It is important to know how to properly shut down or restart your computer so that you do not lose data or corrupt important Windows files or Registry locations. Many people think that you shut ...

Indeed, perhaps you’d prefer the latter action to shut down your PC, while keeping the power button for sleep or hibernate. The choice is yours.

The taskbar in Windows 7 is quite useful but there's always room for improvement. Here's how you can add a shutdown button to the taskbar to make it easy to shutdown your Windows 7 computer.

Would shutting down your computer help you save energy and money? I wanted to find out. No, closing your laptop lid doesn't count.

Shutting down your PC at the end of the day has advantages and disadvantages. Here's what every computer owner should know.

Windows 8 notoriously lacks a Start button, so obviously the old rules don’t apply here. More on that in a moment; in the meantime, here’s how to shut down Windows 8: 1.