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<p>For added security, [[shut down Tails|doc/first_steps/shutdown]] entirely.</p>
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[[!img first_steps/desktop/system_without_wifi.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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<h2 id="emergency">Emergency shutdown</h2>
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Even without confirming or saving the open documents, Tails will shut down
after 60 seconds.
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Select the **Power Off** button to confirm.
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[[!img power_off_with_inhibitor.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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If an application needs to be closed or an open document needs to be saved
before shutting down, the dialog includes some details.
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[[!img power_off_without_inhibitor.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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A **Power Off** confirmation dialog appears.
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Select **Power Off**.
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Select [[!img lib/system-shutdown.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Power Off"]].
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[[!img desktop/system-with-wifi-only.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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Open the system menu in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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The standard shutdown procedure is slower, but prevents damage to your Persistent Storage and data loss.
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<h2 id="standard">Standard shutdown from the system menu</h2>
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[[!toc startlevel=2]]
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<p>You can use <i>VLC</i> instead, installed as [[additional
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<p><i>Celluloid</i> doesn't work on some computers from 2011 or earlier.</p>
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