How do I restart my computer? Description of several methods

Among system administrators there is a joke "Seven troubles - one reset". In fact, the reboot often saves. This is the first tool that is recommended for solving many problems. And often it helps. How to restart your computer, read the article.

A simple way

The simplest and most obvious way. It is used in most cases.

• Click the button that opens the "Start" menu.
• If you are running Windows 7, hover over the arrow next to "Shutdown" and click on it.
• In the menu that opens, select "Restart".
• If you are using Windows XP, click the "Shutdown" button.
• After that, a window with three options will appear on the screen. Click on the button, when hovering on which appears the inscription "Reboot".

Without mouse

If the computer mouse stops working, the previous method will not work. In Windows operating systems, for most typical tasks, you can use hotkeys. How can I restart my computer from the keyboard?

• Pinch the combination: WINDOWS + D - this will collapse the whole window. Then use the combination: ALT + F4 to open the menu.
• Using the arrows, select the desired option (Reboot) and press ENTER.
• If some programs are open, the computer prompts you to either close them, or force the computer to turn off the power. Also use the arrows to move the frame to the desired button, and then press ENTER again.

Task Manager

No software algorithm can be perfect. And errors in programs often lead to endless cycles and CPU resource utilization by 100%. Naturally, at this time the PC can not work stably. What should I do if the computer crashes, how do I reset it? In this case, the Start menu can not always be opened, follow these steps:

• Hold down the keyboard shortcut: CTRL + ALT + DELETE.
• Click on the words "Task Manager".
• If you are using Windows XP, select "Shutdown" at the top of the window, and then click "Restart".
• How can I restart my computer using this method? After displaying the menu, use the arrows to select the desired label. When the "Task Manager" loads , press the ALT button once, and then use the arrows to highlight the desired row. After selecting, click on ENTER.
• If you are running Windows 7 or Vista, in the upper part of the window, click "File", and then click on "New Task".
• In the window that opens, type: cmd and click "OK". The command line will run.
• Type the following in it: shutdown -r -t 0. The number in this case sets how long the shutdown will take place.

How to remotely restart the computer?

Often, several devices connected to a local network are installed in the house, but how to complete the work on one of them, if, for example, a monitor is not connected to it, but the machine is used as a file server? Do the following:

• Clamp on the keyboard combination: WINDOWS + R.
• In the window that opens, type: cmd and click "OK". The command line will run.
• Enter into it two commands. The first: wmic.
• The second is / node: 'IPaddr' / user: 'name' / password: 'pas' / privileges: enable os where (primary = TRUE) call reboot. Instead of IPaddr, you need to write the IP address of the machine. The values of 'name' and 'pas' are replaced with a real user name and password. If you do not specify a password on the remote PC for users with administrator rights, nothing can be done.

The last resort

It happens that the computer hangs tightly and does not respond to any user actions. In this case, first of all, you should try to start the "Task Manager", as mentioned above. If it does not, try pressing the Num Lock key several times. The indicator blinked several times - wait a few minutes. It is possible that the processor is just very heavily loaded, and the right application is about to start. How do I restart the computer if the indicator does not respond?

Press the shutdown button on the chassis of the system unit once. Wait a few minutes, the operating system will try to force to complete all the hung programs. If the PC turns off, you will only have to press the same key again.

When such actions lead to nothing, some users simply pull the power cord from the outlet. This decision can go awry. First of all, the risk of failure of the power supply and the hard disk is great. Some controllers on the motherboard also "do not like" such measures.

How can I restart the computer correctly if it hangs tightly? Press the power button and do not release it for a few seconds. In this case, the algorithms embedded in the BIOS try to do everything possible to prevent the PC from failing, and then the system will shut down. After the OS has booted, a message appears on the screen that the operation was not completed correctly, it is possible that software errors occur, but you will be sure that your actions did not lead to hardware breakdowns.

Remember that before you restart your computer, you should keep all important data if possible. Some operating systems are protected. In this case, the user, in addition to the standard dialog, is asked whether to complete all running processes. But do not rely on software algorithms completely and completely, sometimes they do not work.