Most PCs let you turn off your display, shut down, sleep, or hibernate with a press of the Power button.

On Windows 11:

  • To choose what the power buttons do, select Search on the taskbar, enter Control Panel, then select it from the list of results. In Control Panel, select Power options, and then Choose what the power buttons do.

On Windows 10:

  • To choose what the power buttons do, select the Start > Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings ,and then Choose what the power buttons do.

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