Windows 8: How to shut down or restart

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Microsoft have released Windows 8 and is now available for public testing. This consumer preview which is now available lets people install and experiment with the new OS. We had written a post earlier announcing how Windows 8 does away with the start button that all Windows users are used to. So mundane tasks that you were used to like shutting down or restarting your system has now gotten a whole lot different and you would now need to follow the below steps to coax the new OS to shut down.


Windows 8: How to shut down or restart
1. Take your mouse to the lower right-hand corner of the screen
2. Hover there and you will get the on-screen menu tab
3. Click on settings
4. Next click on the power button
5. Now click on 'Shut Down' or 'Restart'
6. You're done

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