How Do I Restart, Log Off, Sleep And Shutdown in Windows 8 Operating System

Posted by Unknown Tuesday, January 31, 2012

How To Restart, Log Off, Sleep And Shutdown Windows 8? You just have installed Windows 8. After testing and playing with it, you are looking to Sleep, Restart, or Shut Down your Windows 8 PC. Bang! Where is the power menu in Windows 8. Don’t worry, Microsoft is trying to play a little “Hide & Seek” with you. The new Start Menu in Windows 8 does not contain power menu. Here is how to sleep, restart or shut down Windows 8.

In Start Menu, move your mouse pointer to bottom-left corner of the screen to pop-up Start Orb hover menu. On desktop you only need to move your mouse pointer over Start Orb and click Settings.

Now click Power button to access Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, etc., options. Sleep option is not shown in the screenshot below because it was not supported on my system, it did however show up on other systems where we tested Windows 8.

The Lock Screen and Log Off options can be accessed from Windows 8 Start Menu user tile menu.

The classic Windows XP like Power Control dialog is accessible via Alt+F4 keyboard shortcut. Before using this shortcut method, make sure all running applications are closed or inactive.