User Manual

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttonandclickControlPanel.
HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage26
.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage26.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,followtheinstructionsin“Disablingthe
built-inbatteries”onpage113todisablethebuilt-inbatteriessoastopreventbatterypowerfromdraining.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedevices?
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage51tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,
seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedevices,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata
fromyourstoragedevices”onpage60
.
HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage30
.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage30.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage81
.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage87.
•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage105.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage87
•“Powerproblems”onpage101
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem
TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstartedfromtherightpanel.Additionally,you
cansearchfromthetaskbartofindhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.
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