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DOING A FAST RESTART OF THE COMPUTER
After you have changed the resolution or color
depth of your display, Windows wants you to reboot the
computer in order to carry out the change of settings.
One way to do this while saving time on the normal
startup sequence is this: click on the Start button,
select Shut Down from the menu, then press and hold down
the Shift key while you click on the option for Restart
the Computer. Keep holding down the Shift key while click
OK, and only release the Shift key when the screen has
the message "Windows is now restarting"
displayed on it. By holding down the shift key you bypass
the boot sequence, which will save 20 to 30 seconds.
Instead of rebooting, Windows just exits to what is
called "real mode" and then restarts.
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