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  • Rebooting your computer can help to resolve issues, such as improperly functioning devices and sluggish system performance. Rebooting the computer at the end of a day also helps to clear the memory and other system resources.

    Closing

    Close every program currently open on the computer, such as web browsers, media players and application software. Be sure to save any work in the application software, such as word processing and photo editing software, before shutting down or restarting the computer.

    Restart Vs. Shut Down

    If you are shutting down the computer because you recently installed new software, you will want to restart the computer by choosing restart from the menu instead of shut down. Shut down is typically used at the end of a day when the computer won't be turned on again for several hours while restart is used typically in the event of the need to restart after installing new software or after a problem that has led to the need to power down the computer for a few seconds or minutes. Some computers, such as HP computers, are designed to shut off automatically upon executing the shut down command.

    Rebooting

    Turn the power on by pressing the button on the computer case. You should hear the hard drive begin to spin and see an HP flash screen followed by a Windows splash screen. The amount of time it takes for your computer to be ready to use will vary depending on the amount of RAM you have installed and the programs set to run upon system start-up.

    Source:

    Zero Assumption Recovery: How to Properly Reboot a Computer

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