Prevent Your Computer from Turning Off

You are attempting to eject the optical drive tray or interact with an object near your computer and before you know it, the computer is turning off because you accidentally touch the power button. It’s may not seem like a big problem and you can press the power button to power up the unit but there is a good chance the computer will take to opportunity to install updates that you were avoiding. To prevent your computer from turning off accidentally, please follow the below tips.

Microsoft Windows
1. Power on the computer.
2. Boot into the Microsoft Windows partition.
3. Log in to the Operating System if necessary.
4. Launch the Run window.
5. Type control and press the OK button.
6. In the search field, type the word button then wait for the results.
7. In the search results, select the ‘Change what the power button do‘ option.
8. Set to ‘Do nothing‘ option in the dropdown.

00:00 – Hitting the power button repeatedly.
00:08 – Launching the Run Window
00:10 – Typing ‘control’ in the window.
00:13 – Launch the Control Panel
00:15 – Typing ‘button’ in the search field.
00:25 – Select the ‘Change what the power button do’ option.
00:27 – Set to ‘Do nothing’ option in the dropdown.

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About The Author: Stephan Pringle is an Information Technology Support Specialist. He covers hardware and software and provides tips for you to troubleshoot and repair issues on your own. In his spare time, he writes articles about the State of New York on his Hackintosh and HackBook and that has helped him to become the top contributor of the New York City section of Yahoo! Answers.
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