Holding the Power Button Down Does Not Turn Off the Computer. The proper way to shut down a computer is by pressing the Windows "Start" button and selecting "Shut Down" from the available options.

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 ...

Fix Please release the power button, We just need a few more seconds to shutdown issue on Windows by enabling PowerButtonBugcheck registry key.

To access Emergency Restart, press the CTRL + ALT + DEL keys on your Windows PC -- a pretty normal action. However, this time, hold down the CTRL key and click the power button in the bottom-right ...

Can't reach the power button on your desktop? Or do you just want to avoid having to reach down to press it? This USB gadget may be the solution you need.

Everyone knows you’re not supposed to use the power button to shut down your computer, right? You’re supposed to shut down from within Windows, by clicking the Start button, then Shut Down ...

To do this, manually press the power button on your computer and hold it down 5 or 10 sec until your computer shuts down, and then press the power button again.

You can change the default action of your PC's power button, and in this guide, we'll show you how to do it.

This step by step guide covers how to find the power button on iMacs. We'll also look at why the power button isn't the best option to power down your Mac.