User guide
Table Of Contents
- Package contents
- About this user guide
- Safety precautions
- Chapter 1: Mini Desktop PC parts and features
- Chapter 2: Hardware setup
- Chapter 3: Using your Mini Desktop PC
- Chapter 4: Supported operating systems
- Working with Windows® 7
- Microsoft’s Windows® 8.1 Downgrade Notices
- Working with Windows® 8.1
- Starting for the first time
- Windows® UI
- Start button
- Customizing your Start screen
- Working with Windows® apps
- Customizing apps
- Accessing the Apps screen
- Other keyboard shortcuts
- Connecting to the Internet
- Turning your Mini Desktop PC off
- Putting your Mini Desktop PC on sleep mode
- Windows® 8.1 lock screen
- Customizing your lock screen
- Chapter 5: ASUS Business Manager
- Chapter 7: Basic Input and Output System (BIOS)
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services
- REACH
- Lithium Battery Warning
- RF Exposure Warning
- Federal Communications Commission Statement
- IC: Canadian Compliance Statement
- Canadian Department of Communications Statement
- VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement
- KC: Korea Warning Statement
- RF Equipment Notices
- Optical Drive Safety Information
- ASUS Contact Information

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Proper posture when using your Mini Desktop PC ..............................42
Tips on using your Mini Desktop PC ........................................................43
Using the optical drive ...................................................................................44
Inserting an optical disc ..............................................................................44
Manual eject hole ........................................................................................... 46
Chapter 4: Supported operating systems
Working with Windows
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7 .............................................................................48
Starting for the rst time .............................................................................48
Using the Start menu ....................................................................................49
Using the taskbar ............................................................................................50
Using the notication area ..........................................................................51
Using Windows® Explorer ............................................................................52
Backing up les ...............................................................................................54
Restoring your system settings .................................................................54
Using Windows® 7 Action Center .............................................................. 55
Using Windows® Update .............................................................................. 55
Setting up a user account and password...............................................56
Using Windows® Help and Support .........................................................56
Microsoft’s Windows
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8.1 Downgrade Notices ...................................... 57
Changing your operating system to Windows® 8.1 ...........................58
Working with Windows
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8.1 .........................................................................60
Starting for the rst time .............................................................................60
Windows® UI ..................................................................................................... 61
Start button ......................................................................................................65
Customizing your Start screen ...................................................................67
Working with Windows® apps ...................................................................68
Customizing apps ...........................................................................................68
Accessing the Apps screen ..........................................................................70
Other keyboard shortcuts ...........................................................................72
Connecting to the Internet .........................................................................74
Turning your Mini Desktop PC o ............................................................78
Putting your Mini Desktop PC on sleep mode ..................................... 78
Windows® 8.1 lock screen ............................................................................ 79
Customizing your lock screen ....................................................................80
Chapter 5: ASUS Business Manager