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Resolved Question

How to shutdown a Chrome Box

Jan 22, 2015 11:41PM PST

Could domeone please tell me how to shutdown a Chromebox?

I can log out Okay, but the only way I can see to totally shutdown is to use the power button - Something I always regarded as the last resort for any computer?

Thanks

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it's on the clock, located on panel
Jan 23, 2015 2:14AM PST
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Thanks for that.
Jan 23, 2015 2:17AM PST

The long hold down wasn't noted by the OP but maybe that's what their question was about.

Thanks JD.

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I want my shutoff button
Jan 23, 2015 2:28AM PST

to look like a Miller beer bottle. Wink "when it's time to relax...."

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PS
Jan 23, 2015 2:34AM PST

Have you found the help button yet in latest firefox versions after 30? I patched mFF28 against the SSL exploit and haven't moved on to the "new" FF versions, simply because I hate the way it looks. My daughter wanted to know where the help was since she'd moved on to the newer version, and I almost didn't find it! Microsoft drops start menu, FF hiding the help button, and Chrome hiding the shutoff, what the heck has gotten into all of them?!

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Just tried Alt+H
Jan 23, 2015 2:47AM PST

Only a little hellish.

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I'll try that next time
Jan 23, 2015 3:06AM PST

I finally found it with no text, just icon, about 2 levels down in the "pancake". Actually there's two "pancake" looking icons, but one proved to be the bookmarks icon. I also realized there was a top header "bar" that cold be turned back on, making things easier. Seems it's not on by default, as in past.

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Tapping Alt brings it up top left.
Jan 23, 2015 2:48AM PST

Dafydd.

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Thanks
Jan 23, 2015 11:58PM PST

Thanks for the post - Sorry to be a little pedantic, do you know if its the same for the ChromeBox? I'm away at the moment so cannot test.

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the link was for the manual of Chromebox
Jan 24, 2015 1:07AM PST

It applies directly to your question.

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sorry
Jan 24, 2015 1:09AM PST

I thought I'd linked to a manual, confused with another post I did. Checked back and see that's a chromebook, not chromebox. I would suspect however the system is the same, "ChromeOS"?

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Did you try it?
Jan 24, 2015 1:19AM PST

I won't see our chromebox for weeks. If it's in that menu or area, that's next.

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I'd never thought of looking there
Jan 25, 2015 2:15AM PST

Yes its in the same place.

Thanks

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Times change.
Jan 23, 2015 12:15AM PST

That power button for shutdown was an issue over a decade ago. I can see why folk may ask this.

What I suggest is you try this anyway.
Bob

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Okay
Jan 23, 2015 2:00AM PST

just seems the wrong way to do it - I did search the Google support site but all the hits related to Chromebooks.

There's very little on using the box (but then it is very simple to use).

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Something you see more and more today.
Jan 23, 2015 2:05AM PST

Is the death/loss of deep documentation. The Chrome OS is pretty different. Since all your stuff is synced and more, you don't risk it all like before.

I've used the Chrome full recovery reset a few times to try to lose something. Because of the sync and more, after I setup it all came back fine.
Bob