Use Your Laptop’s Power-Saving Options

Use Your Laptop’s Power-Saving

Options

1.Check to see the other power options
available.
• Use the Switch User command to quickly open
another user’s account without having to close open
programs or windows.
You must have more than one user account on your laptop to be
able to use the Switch User command.
• Use the Log Off command to close all open programs
and windows and close access to your account. Other
users can log in to their accounts from here, but the
computer remains on.
• Use the Lock command to block access to your
account while leaving the computer on. You must
reenter your password to unlock the computer. You
can also click the Lock button.
• Use the Restart command to shut down your computer and turn it back on automatically.
The Restart command is most often used after you install new programs or updates or when your computer has to recover from a
crashed program.
• Use the Sleep command to put your laptop into low power mode while you’re away. Depending on your
computer settings, you may have to use your password to log back in from Sleep mode. The computer
is still on, though.
• Use Hibernate mode to save all programs and windows to your hard drive and shut down your computer. When you power on the computer again,
everything appears right where you left it..