Click: How to Restart Windows 10

This updated guide examines Click: How to Restart Windows 10 and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1of 5:

Using the Start Menu

1. Launch the Start menu. Click the Startbutton located at the bottom-left of the screen.
   • Alternatively, press the?Winkeyboard key.
2. Click the powericon. A context menu that provides multiple different power options will appear.
   • The icon is right above the Startbutton. It appears as circle with a vertical line towards the top of it.
3. ClickRestart. Your device will turn off and power back on.

Method 2of 5:

Using the Power User Menu

1. Launch the Power User menu. Press the?Win+Xkeys together.^[2]
   • Alternatively, right-click the Startbutton. Touchscreen device users can hold down and release.
2. Hover over/selectShut down or sign out. This option is located second from the bottom. Choosing this will prompt a submenu to appear to the right of the main context menu.
   • You can also press theUkeyboard key.
3. ClickRestart. Pressing theRkeyboard key will perform the same action as clickingRestart.

Method 3of 5:

Using the "Shut Down Windows" Dialog Box

1. Navigate to the desktop. Press?Win+Dsimultaneously. There are other different ways of doing this:
   • Close all open apps. Use the?button.
   • Clicking the very bottom-right of the screen, on the taskbar.
2. Open the "Shut Down Windows" dialog box. PressAlt+F4together.
   • Pressing the keys together while an app is displayed will cause the window to close.
3. Click the dropdown menu. It's right below the "What do you want the computer do do?" line of text.
4. Choose theRestartoption.
5. Confirm the restart. PressOKor hit?Enter.

Method 4of 5:

Using Ctrl + Alt + Del

1. Access the Windows Security Screen. Press theCtrl+Alt+Delkeys together. A blue screen containing many different links and icons should appear.
2. Click the powericon. A context menu that provides multiple different power options will appear.
   • The icon is at the bottom-right. It appears as circle with a vertical line towards the top of it.
3. ClickRestart. Your device will turn off and power back on.

Method 5of 5:

Using the Command Prompt

1. Open the Command Prompt. Press?Win+Xand chooseCommand Prompt. You can also use theCkey.
   • You can also press?Win+R, typecmd, and hit?Enteror clickOK.
2. Entershutdown/r. ^[3]If wanted, you can substitute the slash/with a hyphen-.
   • Abort the shutdown by usingshutdown /a^[4]
3. Hit the?Enterkey. This will submit the command.
4. Dismiss the notification. You'll get a notification telling you that you'll be signed out in less than a minute. ClickCloseto dismiss it.