How To Force Restart The Laptop

How To Force Restart Laptop | How To Force Shut Down Laptop

Is your laptop not working properly or hangs while working and needs a force restart? If yes, and you don't know how to do a force restart of windows 10 and 11 then read out this article to know all the details about it.

How To Force Restart A Laptop?

To know how to force restart a laptop windows 10 and 11 read the detailed information mentioned below -:

Method 1- Force Restart By Power Button

To do a force restart laptop on Windows 8,10 or 11 follow these steps-

Step 1- Click on the Start menu or you can also click the window button to open the start menu.

Step 2- Select the power icon at the bottom in (Windows 11/10) or off in (Windows 8) on the laptop screen.

Step 3- After shutting down press the power button for 5 to 10 seconds to Restart.

Method 2 - Force Restart By Using The Power User Menu

This second method is a little faster and doesn't require the full Start menu to restart and reboot the laptop.

Step 1: Open the Power User Menu by pressing the Win (Windows) key and the X button.

Step 2: Go to the option of Shut down or sign out.

Step 3:  Select or click on the Restart option.

This method especially worked in Windows 10 and windows 11 laptops or desktops to do a force restart.

Method 3- Force Restart By Starting The Menu

The quickest way to restart or reboot Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP laptops is through the Start menu.

Step 1:- Open the Start menu from the taskbar or you can also click on the window button to open the start menu.

Step 2:- On Windows 7 and Vista laptop desktops, select the small arrow next right to the Shutdown button.

Step 3:- Select or choose the option Restart and click on it.

 Step 4:- In Windows XP laptops and desktops, select Shut Down or Turn Off Computer and choose the option Restart and click on it.

Method 4 - Restart The Windows Laptop With The Command Prompt

To Restart or reboot Windows From a Command Prompt

You can also Restart or reboot the Windows laptops through Command Prompt. To use this follow these simple steps-:

Step 1: Open your laptop or PC.

Step 2: Refresh it.

Step 3: Press the window button or click on the start button.

Step 4: Search for the command prompt in the search bar.

Step 5: Left-click on it and select the option run as administrator so you can access it faster.

Step 6: You can also press the window + R  button on the keyboard of the laptop or PC and then type cmd to access or open this command prompt page directly.

Step 7: Once you are done with the above process all you need to type in this command on the command prompt:- shutdown /r

Step 8: Wait for a while and your laptop will restart.

How To Restart The Laptop With The Keyboard?

Press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys on the keyboard to open the shutdown dialogue box in all versions of Windows. This approach is an optional method that works just as well as using the Start menu or the Start screen of the laptop.

Note-: The screens look different depending on which version of Windows laptops you're using, but each of them gives the option to restart the computer or laptop.

• Force Restart In Windows 10, And 11 Laptops With The Help Of A Keyboard

After pressing these keys simultaneously Ctrl+Alt+Del on the keyboard Choose the power icon on the bottom right of the screen to find the Restart option.

• Force Restart In Windows 7 And Vista Laptops

After pressing these keys simultaneously Ctrl+Alt+Del on the keyboard Select the arrow next to the red power button in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, then select Restart.

• Force Restart Windows XP Laptops

After pressing simultaneously the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys on the keyboard Select Shut Down from the menu, and then Restart.

How To Force Shut Down The Laptop?

To do a forced shutdown of a windows laptop follow these simple and easy steps -:

Step 1- Press the power button for 5 to 10 seconds until the screen gets black.

Step 2- Wait for some time to get the laptop completely off or shut down.

Step 3- This is the force shut down but if you want to restart it then again press and hold the power button for a while until the laptop starts.

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Also Read: How To Shut Down Laptop Through Keyboard

Conclusion:

This article concludes with the methods through which you can force restart and force shut down a windows laptop.