Different Ways to Reboot Windows 10 Computer

Rebooting a Windows 10 computer is a common and simple operation that can help you fix some software issues or apply the changes you have made to your computer. However, do you know how to reboot Windows 10 properly? In this blog post, I will show you four different ways to restart your Windows 10 computer in a professional and safe manner.

Many might find these instructions too simple or too well known to even list, but some users are just learning how to use Windows 10 and might find these instructions useful.

Method 1: Reboot in a Normal Way

This is the conventional and most widely used method. You can follow these steps to reboot your Windows 10 computer in a normal way:

1. Open Start on Windows 10.
2. Press the Power button and select Restart from the popup menu.
3. Wait for your computer to restart.

Alternatively, you can also use the Power User Menu to perform a normal restart of Windows 10. Here are the steps:

1. Right-click on the Start button or press the Windows key and the X key at the same time to open the Power User Menu.
2. Go to Shut down or sign out.
3. Select Restart from the popup sub-menu of Shut down or sign out.
4. Wait for your computer to restart.

Method 2: Reboot using Ctrl+Alt+Del

You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart your Windows 10 computer. This method works on all Windows 10 computers. Here is how to do it:

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time on your keyboard to open the shutdown dialog box.
2. Click on the Power button that is on the lower-right side of your computer screen.
3. Select Restart from the pop-out menu.
4. Wait for your computer to restart.

Method 3: Restart from Command Prompt

The third method is to restart your Windows 10 computer from Command Prompt. This method requires you to use the shutdown command to reboot Windows 10. You can follow these steps to do it:

1. Open Command Prompt as an administrator. You can do this by typing cmd in the Start menu, right-clicking on Command Prompt, and selecting Run as Administrator.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type “shutdown /r” (without the quotes) and press Enter. This will initiate a restart of your computer.
3. Wait for your computer to restart.

Method 4:  Restart from PowerShell

The fourth method uses the Restart-Computer PowerShell command to restart the computer. To reboot the local computer using PowerShell restart-computer command, use these steps:

1. Open PowerShell as an administrator. You can do this by typing powershell in the Start menu, right-clicking on Windows PowerShell, and selecting Run as Administrator.
2. In PowerShell, type “Restart-Computer” (without the quotes) and press Enter. This will initiate an immediate restart of your computer.
3. You can use the /t parameter to delay the reboot of the computer by seconds, so you may use /t 10 to delay the reboot start by ten seconds. Try typing “Restart-Computer /t10” (without the quotes) before you press Enter to create a 10 second delay.

Conclusion

In this blog post, I have shown you four different ways to reboot a Windows 10 computer. You can choose the one that suits you best depending on your preference and situation. Rebooting your Windows 10 computer can help you solve some software issues or apply the changes you have made on your computer. However, you should always reboot your computer in a proper way to avoid unnecessary computer problems.