How to Restart and Shut Down

Modified on Tue, 18 Feb at 4:55 PM

The "normal" way to reboot a computer running Windows 11/10/8 is through the Start menu:

  1. 1. Open the Start menu.

  2. 2. Select the power icon at the bottom (Windows 11/10) or top (Windows 8) of the screen.

    Windows 11 restart button
  3. 3. Select Restart.


This second method is a little faster and doesn't require the full Start menu:

  1. 1. Open the Power User Menu by pressing the Win (Windows) key and X. Another way to get there is by right-clicking the Start button.

  2. 2. Go to Shut down or sign out.

    Power User Menu restart button for Windows 11
     
  3. 3. Select Restart.



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