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

To '''shut down''' or '''power off''' a computer is to [[switch|remove power]] from a computer's main components in a controlled way. After a computer is 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.

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===Microsoft Windows and ReactOS===

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

[[File:Shutdown Options 7.png|200px|thumb|Shutdown options have been moved from a separate dialog box to the [[start menu]], in [[Windows Vista]] and later versions of Microsoft Windows. The above is from [[Windows 7]] (this has now moved to the same window in [[Windows 10]]).]]

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In [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[ReactOS]], a PC or server is shut down by selecting the <tt>Shutdown</tt> item from the [[Start menu]] on the desktop. Options include shutting down the system and powering off, automatically restarting the system after shutting down, or putting the system into [[standby mode|stand-by mode]].