Shutdown (computing): Difference between revisions

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[[File:Windows XP Shutdown.png|200px|thumb|[[Windows XP]] shutdown dialog box]]

[[File:Windows 10 power menu.png|200px|thumb|[[Windows 10]] power menu, opened from the [[Start Menu]]]]

To '''shut down''' or '''power off''' a computer or laptop is to [[switch|remove power]] from a computer'sits main components in a controlled way. After a computer isComputer/laptop's shut down, main components such as [[Central processing unit|CPU]]s, [[Random-access memory|RAM]] modules and [[hard disk drive]]s are powered down, although some internal components, such as an internal clock, may retain power.

==Implementations==