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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8.1
Starting for the rst time
When you start your computer for the rst time, a series of screens
appear to guide you in conguring your Windows® 8.1 operating
system.
To start your Mini Desktop PC for the rst time:
1. Press the power button on your Mini Desktop PC. Wait for a few
minutes until the setup screen appears.
2. From the setup screen, pick your region and a language to use
on your Mini Desktop PC.
3. Carefully read the License Terms. Select I accept.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to congure the following
basic items:
• Personalize
• Getonline
• Settings
• Youraccount
5. After conguring the basic items, Windows® 8.1ceeds to install
your apps and preferred settings. Ensure that your Mini Desktop
PC is kept powered on during the setup process.
6. Once the setup process is complete, the Start screen appears.