There are several2 ways of shutting down Tails:.

There are 2 ways of shutting down Tails.

When you shut down Tailith both techniques, all the data stored in [[!wikipedia
Random-access_memory
desc="RAM"]] is securely erased
to protect you from [[cold boot
attacks|doc/advanced_topics/cold_boot_attacks]].

With both techniques, all the data stored in [[!wikipedia Random-access_memory
desc="RAM"]] is securely erased to protect you from [[cold boot
attacks|doc/advanced_topics/cold_boot_attacks]].

By cClicking on the system menu located in the upper right corner of the screen and choosing either:.

Click on the system menu in the upper right corner of the screen.

Choose [[!img lib/system-shutdown.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Shutdown iconPower Off"]] to shutdown the computer or.

Choose [[!img lib/system-shutdown.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Power Off"]] to shutdown the computer.

Choose [[!img lib/view-refresh.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Restart icon"]] to restart the computer on Tails or on your regular operating system.

Choose [[!img lib/view-refresh.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Restart"]] to restart the computer on Tails or on your regular operating system.

[[!img desktop/system-with-wifi-only.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]

[[!img desktop/system-with-wifi-only.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

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