How2NotFail

Remember when computers had handly little flip switches in the back, or on the side, that you could toggle to power your computer on and off? Most desktops today just have those push-buttons on the front. If you’ve been wondering how to get your computer to forcefully power down, here’s how:

- Simply push and hold the  power button down until your computer turns off.

Most computers will power down after about 5 seconds, but some will take as long as 10. While this method isn’t recommended, because it may result in unforseeably problems (like corrupt files), a slightly safer alternative is to simply tap the off button once. If windows hasn’t completely frozen up at this point, it will start to close out all of your programs before shutting down.