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Windows tip: 3 more things the power button can do

Think PC power button on your Windows laptop of desktop only good for completely shutting down your system? Think again.

You can set the PC Power button to put your computer into a gentle “sleep” mode, a deeper “hibernation” slumber, or even to do nothing at all.

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You can set the Power button to put your computer into a gentle “sleep” mode, a deeper “hiernation” slumber, or even to do nothing at all.

So, now what?

You have a few choices – they are:

Just select the settings for the PC’s Power button, the Sleep key, and closing your laptop lid from the various pull-down menus, then click the “Save changes” button. Done!

Also, if you’re using a laptop, note that you can pick different behaviors depending on whether your system is plugged in or running off its battery.

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