Chromebook is an amazing Os that don’t need to restart like the others. Because you rarely have a question on your mind like how to restart Chromebook?.
but if you face any issue it could be solved by restarting your Chromebook then you have to find the answer to this question.
Applying software updates or your Chromebook has been frozen is the most common condition in which you have to restart your Chromebook.
As Chromebook doesn’t need to restart regularly, it is so common that most of its user doesn’t know how to restart it.
In this article, we will show you the way how to restart Chromebook?.
How to restart a Chromebook?
There are a lot of ways to restart a Chromebook but most of them a not safe. So we have tried to present the safest ways how to restart Chromebook And with the method of hard reset on Chromebooks.
So no more talk let’s check out the method:
Restart the Chromebook by simply shut down
The most simple and safe method is the Shut Down option.
First tap the notification area( section with the WiFi, power, and time ).
Then press the Shut down icon located at the top.
After you press the icon it will save your current work and status while it powers off your Chromebook. If you do this your Chromebook power will be fully down and you can easily restart with the Power button.
And with this method, you don’t have to worry about losing any close tab or work So it is the safe way.
Restart Chromebook Using Power Button
Another safest way to restart the Chromebook is to the Power button. The thing that you have to do is press and hold the Chromebook’s power button and it will automatically log out of your Google account.
And with this method, you won’t have to worry about your information because it will save your work and status while it powers down your Chromebook.
After the Chromebook has fully shut down you have to restart it using the power button as normally you do it.
You can also use the power button in another way. For that, you have to hold the power button for a second and a power menu will appear.
The menu has some options like ”Shut down”, ”Log off”, ”Lock your Chromebook”, and ”Provide feedback”. Here you have to choose the Shut down option.
When it has fully shut down, you have to restart it using the power button as normally you do it.
How to hard reset Chromebook?
You can also Hard reset your Chromebook for your problem. To hard reset your Chromebook you have to do the below steps:
First, turn off your Chromebook by pressing the power button (or click the menu in the bottom-right corner and select the power icon).
Then press and hold the refresh button (located above the 3 or 4 keys) and tap the power button.
After that release the button when you see your Chromebook starting back up.
One thing that we want to tell you is that this method of hard resetting Chromebook works on most Chromebooks. If it doesn’t work for you then it may want another method.
And for that, you can take suggestions from Google Support.
How to factory reset Chromebook?
Sometimes it happens that restarting doesn’t solve your problem, in this case, you can factory reset your Chromebook. It will solve your problem and make your Chromebook new.
You can understand that a factory reset wipes your all information, work, and status. But if you back up your information then it is the most useful method that you can do for problems that you face on Chromebook.
So friends at the end of this article we were showing you the method of factory reset and here are the steps:
Step-1: At first, open the menu located at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Step-2: Click Sign Out.
Step-3: Then press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R on your Keyboard.
Step-4: Now a box will appear on the screen and you can see an option called Restart, Select it.
Step-5: After that, you have to select Powerwash and then select Continue.
At the very least you have to follow the prompts and sign in to your account. When you have signed in you can see some onscreen instructions, you have to follow them to set up your Chromebook.
Last word
Friends this was a complete guide on How to restart Chromebook. If you face any problem while you follow these methods that we told you in our article or you have any questions to ask then please don’t feel uncomfortable to inform us.
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