Windows 10: Restart Computer in Windows 10

How to: Restart Computer in Windows 10

How to Restart the Computer in Windows 10


Information Restart will close all apps, sign out all users, and full shutdown and restart (reboot) the PC.

This tutorial will show you different ways on how to restart your local Windows 10 PC.


Note Old behavior:
- When you shut down your PC, all apps are closed
- After reboot/restart, you have to re-open any app you'd like to use

New behavior:
- When shutting down your PC, any open apps are "bookmarked" (for lack of a better word)
- After reboot/restart, these apps will re-open automatically

Workaround:
- Shut down all apps before you shut down or restart the PC.
OR
- Shut down from Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows dialog.
OR
- Add Restart Context Menu in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

Source: Programs autostart after boot in Windows 10 Insider Preview 16257 - Microsoft Community




UPDATE: Starting with Windows 10 build 17040:

Based on your feedback, the feature to restore applications that have registered for application restart after you reboot or shutdown (through power options available on the Start Menu and various other locations) has been set to only occur for users that have enabled “Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting my device after an update or restart” in the Privacy section under Sign-in Options Settings.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Restart Computer from Start Menu
• Option Two: To Restart Computer from Win+X Quick Link Menu
• Option Three: To Restart Computer from Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows Dialog
• Option Four: To Restart Computer from Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen
• Option Five: To Restart Computer from Sign-in Screen
• Option Six: To Restart Computer from Command Prompt
• Option Seven: To Restart Computer from PowerShell
• Option Eight: To Perform an Emergency Restart in Windows 10
• Option Nine: To Restart Computer using Cortana Voice Command

OPTION ONE [/i] To Restart Computer from Start Menu
1. Open the *Start Start menu, click/tap on the

Power button, and click/tap on Restart. (see screenshots below)












OPTION TWO [/i] To Restart Computer from Win+X Quick Link Menu
1. Open the Win+X Quick Link menu, click/tap on Shut down or sign out, and click/tap on Restart. (see screenshot below)

OR

2. Press the Win+X keys, press U, and press R.









OPTION THREE [/i] To Restart Computer from Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows Dialog
1. Click/tap on your desktop to make it the current focused (active) window, and press the Alt+F4 keys.

2. Select Restart in the drop down menu, and click/tap on OK or press Enter. (see screenshots below)









OPTION FOUR [/i] To Restart Computer from Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen
1. Press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys, click/tap on the

Power button, and click/tap on Restart. (see screenshot below)









OPTION FIVE [/i] To Restart Computer from Sign-in Screen
1. While on the sign-in screen, click/tap on the

Power button, and click/tap on Restart. (see screenshot below)









OPTION SIX [/i] To Restart Computer from Command Prompt


Tip If you like, you can also run the commands below in the Win+R Run command dialog.


1. Open a command prompt, type the command below you want to use, and press Enter.


*Arrow shutdown /r



Note Performs a full shutdown and restart the computer.



*Arrow shutdown /r /f /t 0



Note Immediately force running applications to close, and then performs a full shutdown and restart the computer.



*Arrow shutdown /r /t xxx



Note Performs a full shutdown and restart the computer after a timeout period you specified in seconds.

Substitute xxx in the command above with between 0-315360000 seconds you want for the timeout period. If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f (force) parameter is implied.



*Arrow shutdown /r /c "Your comment here"



Note Displays a warning with your comment, and performs a full shutdown and restart the computer.

Substitute Your comment here in the command above with the comment you want up to 512 characters.







*Arrow shutdown /r /t xxx /c "Your comment here"



Note Displays a warning notice with your comment, and performs a full shutdown and restart the computer after a timeout period you specified in seconds.

Substitute Your comment here in the command above with the comment you want up to 512 characters.

Substitute xxx in the command above with between 0-315360000 seconds you want for the timeout period. If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f (force) parameter is implied.







*Arrow shutdown /g



Note Performs a full shutdown and restart the computer. Will restart any applications that were open when you restarted after the system is rebooted and you sign in.



*Arrow shutdown /g /c "Your comment here"



Note Displays a warning with your comment, and performs a full shutdown and restart the computer. Will restart any applications that were open when you restarted after the system is rebooted and you sign in.

Substitute Your comment here in the command above with the comment you want up to 512 characters.







*Arrow shutdown /g /t xxx /c "Your comment here"



Note Displays a warning notice with your comment, and performs a full shutdown and restart the computer after a timeout period you specified in seconds. Will restart any applications that were open when you restarted after the system is rebooted and you sign in.

Substitute Your comment here in the command above with the comment you want up to 512 characters.

Substitute xxx in the command above with between 0-315360000 seconds you want for the timeout period. If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f (force) parameter is implied.











OPTION SEVEN [/i] To Restart Computer from PowerShell


Note To see all Restart-Computer options in Windows PowerShell 5.0, see: Restart-Computer


1. Open Windows PowerShell, type the command below you want to use, and press Enter.


*Arrow restart-computer



Note Performs a full shutdown and restart the computer.



*Arrow restart-computer -force



Note Forces running applications to close, and then performs a full shutdown and restart the computer.



*Arrow restart-computer -confirm



Note Prompts you to confirm before performing a full shutdown and restart the computer.







*Arrow restart-computer -force -confirm



Note Prompts you to confirm before forces running applications to close, and then performs a full shutdown and restart the computer.











OPTION EIGHT [/i] To Perform an Emergency Restart in Windows 10


Note In some situations you may have to shut down and restart Windows very quickly. This would be an emergency restart. An emergency restart is basically just a forced restart without a timeout. (ex: shutdown.exe -R -T 00 -F​)

An emergency restart can be helpful in circumstances when you cannot normally restart your computer, and is much better than turning off the power to your computer by performing a hard restart (reboot) which can be harmful to the computer.


1. Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys.

2. Press and hold the Ctrl key, click/tap on the Power button, and release the Ctrl key. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on OK to restart the computer. (see screenshot below)







OPTION NINE [/i] To Restart Computer using Cortana Voice Command


Note Starting with Hey Cortana voice command to restart the computer.

In addition, you can also ask Cortana to execute this command on the Lock screen, but first you should enable Cortana on the Lock screen if you have not done so already.


1. Using Hey Cortana, use the voice command below.
*Arrow "Hey Cortana, restart my computer."
2. Cortana may ask you for a verbal confirmation. You’ll have to respond to Cortana with a "Yes" for Cortana to complete the voice command.

That's it,
Shawn


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• How to Add Restart Context Menu in Windows 10
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• How to Read Shutdown Event Logs in Windows
• How to Enable or Disable Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Startup Delay of Startup Apps in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off AutoEndTasks at Restart, Shut down, or Sign out of Windows 10
• How to Change HungAppTimeout Value in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate in Power Menu in Windows 10
• How to Change Default Action of Shut Down Windows Dialog in Windows 10

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Computer restart hangs in Windows 10

Have tried all of the above and the computer still hangs when restarting. I have installed a fresh copy of windows 10 2 times and works fine. Get all the updates and still works fine. Then all of a sudden hangs on restarting. I can shut down and press power
and works fine then when I try to restart hangs.

Have 5 computers with same specifications and the other 4 no problem.

Have ran C:\Windows\system32> sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.

Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

Reports no problems. What is causing this to a new fresh install

bill

 

Computer restart hangs in Windows 10

Hello Juzzy,

Thank you for getting back to us.

Glad to know that your issue has been fixed. Ensure that your PC is updated to the latest updates offered and the drivers are also updated to the latest version via the Windows updates.

Keep posting for further queries that you might face in the future.