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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Working with Windows
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7
Starting for the rst time
When you start your Mini Desktop PC for the rst time, a series of
screens appear to guide you in conguring the basic settings of your
Windows® 7 operating system.
To start your Mini Desktop PC for the rst time:
1. Turn on your Mini Desktop PC. Wait for a few minutes until the
Set Up Windows screen appears.
2. From the dropdown list, select your preferred language then
click Next.
3. From the dropdown lists, select your Country or regiion, Time
and currency, and Keyboard layout then click Next.
4. Key in unique names for the user name and Mini Desktop PC
name then click Next.
5. Key in the necessary information to set up your password, then
click Next. You may also click Next to skip this step without
entering any information.
NOTE: If you want to set up a password for your account later, refer to
the Setting up a user account and password section in this user guide.
6. Carefully read the license terms. Tick I accept the license terms
then click Next.
7. Select Use recommended settings or Install important
updates only to set up the security settings of your Mini
Desktop PC. To skip this step, select Ask me later.
8. Review your date and time settings. Click Next. The system
loads the new settings then restarts.
9. After restarting, you may now start using your Mini Desktop PC.