How to reboot a laptop?

A novice laptop user often encounters the problem of rebooting the PC. For different types of computer state, the reboot process may differ, so this article will discuss all the ways to reboot, including when the laptop freezes.

Unfortunately, any system tends to fail. If it happens that your laptop freezes, you need to reboot it. Below we will discuss options for rebooting depending on the severity of the problem.

Method 1.

As you may have noticed, the laptop does not have a reset button, which is often found on desktop PCs. To reboot your laptop and it works fine, you need to do the following:

1. Open menu "Start" ;

2. Next to the “Shutdown” button there is a miniature arrow, which you need to hover over to bring up an additional menu and select. Ready!

Method 2.

You should resort to the second reboot method if the program freezes on your program, preventing you from even opening the Start menu.

1. Press the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete on your keyboard;

2. A blue menu will open in front of you, in which you need to select the item "Start Task Manager" ;

3. A window will then open "Windows Task Manager" , in which you can stop any malfunctioning program. Go to the tab "Processes" ;

4. As you can see, Windows runs many different processes. It is strongly not recommended to close all processes indiscriminately, otherwise you will simply . You need to terminate the program that caused the computer to freeze. Find it in the list of processes, click on it once and select "End process" ;

5. Now you can restart your computer using the first method without any problems.

Method 3.

The third method should be used only if the system is frozen and does not respond to any actions. Some users like to turn off the laptop permanently this way, but this is completely wrong, because... one day you might find yourself with .

This method requires you to hold down the laptop's power button for a few seconds until the system suddenly shuts down. Although this method is not recommended, it can save you in most situations.

Method 4.

In very rare cases, the computer turns into a brick, not even responding to a hard reset. In this case, you have to resort to the most radical method, which should be used only in the most critical situations.

First, unplug your computer, and then remove the battery from the back of the laptop. Keep the laptop without the battery for a while, then put it back and try to turn on the laptop.

Some laptop models have non-removable batteries, so in this case you need to unplug the computer and wait until the battery is completely discharged until the laptop turns off.

As you can see, the method to restart the laptop depends on the problem. If you encounter a computer freeze, never panic, but follow the recommendations given in this article step by step.