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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 ⏻ , 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: [1][2] Mitch Ames (talk) 11:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)