how to shut down workstation

[Marvin8w]

how do you shut down a z2 workstation?

[DGroves]

If your serious,....................then perhaps it's time to read the user manual

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-z2-tower-g4-workstation/20063240/manuals

most people use the windows "shutdown" command or the power button

[Marvin8w · Accepted solution]

My query was inartfully worded. Unable to get a signal on my monitor when I assemble a new work station. I shut down by simply holding the power button as on any computer. At the age of 84, I have been using computers for 66 years. 

PS; hp did not furnish a hard copy user manual with the new work station. 

[SDH]

Marvin8w,

The shutdown of a computer can be done by pulling its plug from the wall but that also is inartful, and as you know computers want to take care of some housekeeping during the shutdown process.  Another approach is to push the power-on plug and hold it for at least 5 seconds.  That forces the power off even when the computer is frozen.  This also does not allow that important housekeeping to happen, which can corrupt the operating system eventually.

A nice alternative when you can't see the screen is to press and hold that power-on button for just 2 seconds, then release.  The Windows operating system defaults to then doing its housekeeping and then properly shuts down.  That can be modified by use of the Power Options app in Control Panel in W7 and W10 but in all of our builds it is defaulted to do a proper shutdown.  I don't change that.... it can be handy.  If the 2-second push does not work I sometimes have to take the 5-second approach and accept the risk.