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tkcas01
Explorer
May 08, 2015

[OP Update] Windows 8.1 compared to Win7 - user experience

I don't normally ask technology questions on here, but the good cross section of folks probably has some good insights... My Mom is 82 years young and her computer just died. Over the years she ha...
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MrWizard
Moderator
May 16, 2015
Oldme wrote:
Just a learning curve.

The main thing I had to find a fix for was W8 only goes into a sleep mode.
It never cuts off.
I am Old School and I do not like for any of it to be on when I close down.
So I searched and found a free link to put a Close Button on the bar.
Now it closes and cuts off completely.

I notice that it keeps the junk files and Old restore points cleaner.
I am still using the older versions of Office without a problem.


thats strange, mine has sleep, hibernate, and power off

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