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  2. Reset (computing) - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Devices may not have a dedicated Reset button, but have the user hold the power button to cut power, which the user can then turn the computer back on. [5] Out-of-band management also frequently provides the possibility to reset the remote system in this way.

  3. ACPI - Wikipedia

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    Most of the computer peripherals are offline, and the only ways to exit this screen are to power off or reset the computer. The "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen in Windows NT 4.0. Unlike Windows 9x and later NT releases, most of the essential computer peripherals are working normally, so the user can opt to restart instead of ...

  4. BIOS - Wikipedia

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    The actual key depends on specific hardware. The settings key is most often Delete (Acer, ASRock, Asus PC, ECS, Gigabyte, MSI, Zotac) and F2 (Asus motherboard, Dell, Lenovo laptop, Origin PC, Samsung, Toshiba), but it can also be F1 (Lenovo desktop) and F10 . [50] Features present in the BIOS setup utility typically include:

  5. System Restore - Wikipedia

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    In Windows Vista and later, System Restore is designed for larger volumes. [14] By default, it uses 15% of the volume's space. [10] File paths monitored – Up to Windows XP, files are backed up only from certain directories. On Windows Vista and later, this set of files is defined by monitored extensions outside of the Windows folder, and ...

  6. Device driver - Wikipedia

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    In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton. [1] A driver provides a software interface to hardware devices, enabling operating systems and other computer programs to access hardware functions without needing to ...

  7. M series (computer) - Wikipedia

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    M-20, M-220 and M222 were a range of general-purpose computers designed and manufactured in the USSR.These computers were developed by the Scientific Research Institute of Electronic Machines and built at Moscow Plant of Calculating and Analyzing Machines (SAM) and the Kazan Plant of Computing Machines (under the Ministry of Radio Industry of the USSR).

  8. Android (operating system) - Wikipedia

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    [159] [160] Chinese companies are building a PC and mobile operating system, based on Android, to "compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Google Android". [161] The Chinese Academy of Engineering noted that "more than a dozen" companies were customizing Android following a Chinese ban on the use of Windows 8 on government PCs.

  9. UEFI - Wikipedia

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    In Windows, if Secure Boot is enabled, all kernel drivers must be digitally signed; non-WHQL drivers may be refused to load. In February 2013, another Red Hat developer attempted to submit a patch to the Linux kernel that would allow it to parse Microsoft's authenticode signing using a master X.509 key embedded in PE files signed by Microsoft.