Despite constant improvements in software and operating systems, computers and other sophisticated digital technology have a habit of freezing sometimes. If your device is unresponsive, unresponsive to button presses, and cannot function normally, you will have to do a hard reboot. At the same time, you can forget about the information with which you worked: after such a reboot, it will most likely be lost.
Instructions
Step 1
In order to make a hard reboot of a personal computer, during freezes and malfunctions of the system, press the Reset button located on the case of the system unit. The computer will start to reboot forcibly. The Reset button is usually located next to the Power button, which can also be used to force shutdown the system if needed. To do this, press and hold the Power button for 4-5 seconds.
Step 2
Operating a laptop is similar to operating a desktop computer. However, there are some differences. So, for a forced shutdown or reboot, the same button is used - the Power button. To hard reset your laptop if it freezes and does not respond for a long time, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds. You will see the screen go blank and the internal fans stop.
Step 3
A mobile phone is also a device that regularly pampers its owner with freezes. Even if you use a smartphone or communicator, this, as a rule, does not relieve you of the need for a forced reboot when the device refuses to work normally. To hard reset the cell phone, press and hold the on / off button for a few seconds. If that doesn't work, use the harder option - disconnect the battery. Although it should be borne in mind that frequent freezes indicate some kind of malfunction in the phone's software that needs to be fixed by other methods, and not by a hard reboot.
