Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2022 July 21

= July 21 =

How to turn on my laptop?
I’m looking for a button that says “ON/OFF”. However, I can’t find one. 193.210.175.209 (talk) 14:21, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * You'll have to provide a whole lot more information than that if you want help. Start with make and model as a minimum. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:29, 21 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Maybe it is labelled with ⏻ &thinsp;, the power symbol. Or in Persian, روشن/خاموش . After you have eliminated all buttons that do not turn on your laptop, the one you are left with, however improbable, must be your answer. --Lambiam 16:06, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * "the one you are left with, however improbable", yes Sherlock! Martin of Sheffield (talk) 16:13, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I have never seen an ON/OFF button on a computer. In fact I've not seen an button marked ON/OFF on anything for many years. Shantavira|feed me 16:53, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Found one! I offer you the BBC Micro. The switch is on the rear. Card Zero  (talk) 19:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * My two-year-old Daikin air-conditioner remote control has a button labelled "On/Off". Mitch Ames (talk) 11:45, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
 * You can still actually buy toggle switches marked on/off: Mitch Ames (talk) 11:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)