1. Go to Control Panel
2. Select Power Options.

3. Goto Change Plan Settings and then Change Advanced Power Settings.
4. In the list window scroll down until you see “Power buttons and lid”
5. Expand Start menu power button.
6. Change the setting to either Sleep, Hibernate or Shut Down

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1. Open up Explorer and paste the following into the address bar.

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
2. You should now see your Send To folder.
3. Right click in the folder and select Create Shortcut.
4. Type in Notepad.exe and OK.
5. You now have Notepad in your Send To folder ready to use.

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1. Click on Start and open up the Control Panel.

2. Open the Sounds and Audio devices
3. Open the Sounds Tab.
4. Browse down in the list to “Start Navigation”, it is near the bottom.
5. Change the sound in the Sounds Dropdown to none.
6. Click OK.

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1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
2. Select Change Password.
3. Type in Old Password.
4. Type in New Password and Confirm Password.
5. Click on the Blue Arrow.
6. Click OK.
7. Remember your Password.

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There is a “hidden” boot screen that is called Aurora that can be unhidden by:
Click on Start, then in the search box key in “msconfig”.
When MSCONFIG starts click on the Boot tab.
Tick the “No GUI boot” checkbox.
Click OK and reboot your PC.

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