However, sometimes a computer just won't shut down gracefully and you need to turn it off by holding down the power button. When even this method doesn't work, there are some troubleshooting steps ...

To shut down when the computer is not responding, hold the power button in for about 10 to 15 seconds and the computer should power down. Keep in mind that you will lose any unsaved work that you ...

What you might not know is there's a simple fix for this: a USB-powered external power button you can place right on your desk, like the Azmxdvp external PC power button, which retails for $8.99 ...

Reader Shawn wrote in with this power pickle: I have a Dell Studio Laptop. When I turn off my computer, the power-button light stays on and blinks. The only way I can stop it from blinking is to ...

Start the same way, by shutting down your computer if you can and then removing any external devices you've got attached to it. Then hold down the Power button for 15 seconds, and release it.

If the Power button and the on-screen display (OSD) menu are both locked, try doing a hard reset. Disconnect all cables (HDMI, DisplayPort, etc.) and the monitor’s power cord.

Now, when you press your PC’s power button, it will shut down Windows–and then turn off the power–just as though you’d performed that multi-click step I mentioned in the first paragraph.

Click the Start button. Click the Settings button. It looks like a gear and is located above the Power button. Click System. Click Power & sleep. Click Additional power settings.

Reddit user gamergeek2013 has shown us their bespoke security setup, where they've installed a key lock onto their PC's chassis, so that the only way to power the PC on is to unlock it by turning ...

Previously, the Mac mini was designed with the power button located on the back of the device alongside all of the computer's ports. With the redesigned M4 Mac mini, however, Apple placed the ...