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When you press Restart, the system runs a self-test. If the
system fails self-test, the processor does not reboot the
operating system.

vs future tense:

When you press Restart, the system will run a self-test. If
the system fails self-test, the processor will not reboot
the operating system.


I have read that such instruction should be written in the
PRESENT tense. What do you out there in the trenches do, and
why?

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