How to restart the laptop: if it freezes, using the keyboard

The first recommendation that every user hears when contacting technical support for one or another companies with a question about the incorrect operation of a PC or laptop (freezing, lags) - this is a tip to restart device. In addition, a standard reboot procedure is required when new drivers are installed. For inexperienced users, the question of how to restart the laptop is sometimes confusing, and in this article we will consider some simple and effective ways to implement this procedure.

Standard reboot

There are only three main types of laptop reboots:

• standard
• from the keyboard using a combination of keys;
• emergency.

For each of the Windows operating systems, the reboot procedure will be slightly different. For example, for Windows 7, the user will need to press the start button in the lower left corner of the display, and then the “Shutdown” item.

When it is selected, the user’s view will be presented with a special menu where you can select the “Restart” item.

For "eighth" Windows, you need to click on the right side of the screen, and then drag the cursor from top to bottom. In the window that opens, you will need to click on the icon with the gear, and then on “Shutdown”. In the menu that opens by pressing, you will need to select the same item as for the "seven".

As for Windows 10, you can restart the device, in fact, in the same way as Windows 7.

Reference! If for some reason these methods cannot be carried out (for example, the user, because of the open full screen “Frozen” application does not have access to the “Start” button), you should go to more radical measures to eliminate malfunctions.

How to restart the laptop using the keyboard

To perform a “keyboard” restart, you need to know the appropriate key combinations. Many users of personal computers are familiar with the combination Ctrl + Alt + Delete, which also works on most laptops. Finding the right keys is easy even for an inexperienced user, since they are usually signed on the keyboard.

Reference! Keystrokes must occur simultaneously, i.e. each key is clamped and held until the entire combination is pressed.

After pressing the keys, the corresponding menu should appear on the device screen. In it, the user can use the arrows on the keyboard to select the item of interest to him and click on it. In cases where the system malfunctions are not too serious, this menu will work, but it also happens that even it does not respond to user actions and in this case only an emergency can save the situation reboot.

How to restart the laptop if it freezes

It should be said right away that emergency reboot is a rather radical measure, and often it leads to the loss of unsaved data and can, albeit slightly, but harm the system. That is why it is allowed to do it only in cases where the previous ones did not work.

In order to perform an emergency restart of the laptop, you must:

• press the power button of the device and hold it for at least 3-5 seconds;
• after the device turns off, wait a while (at least 10 seconds);
• run the laptop normally.

Sometimes after such a restart, the system may display a window about the abnormal termination of a previous session. In this case, you should choose to boot the OS in normal mode using the keys.

Alternatively, you can restart using the command line. This method is considered unsuitable for inexperienced users, although in itself is quite simple. To implement it, you will need:

1. Press the key combination Win + r.
2. In the window that appears, enter the command "shutdown / r".
3. Press the Enter key.

If all operations were done correctly, the device will automatically reboot after an entered and confirmed command.

Another, albeit strange, but still effective method of restarting is a method that involves the complete discharge of the device’s battery. For its implementation, it is enough just not to turn off the laptop, adding the brightness parameter through the keyboard to the maximum. It is worth noting that frequent and long freezes in the laptop indicate serious malfunctions OS, therefore, do not delay the elimination of problems using special software or contacting a service center.