Although you may press the power button to restart your computer, doing so will forcefully restart your system, and you might lose any unsaved work. Furthermore, it can result in a system crash too.

Therefore, utilize the keyboard shortcutCtrl+Sto save all the important work. Then, you may use various keyboard shortcuts mentioned below to restart your system.

Generally, even with a mouse, most people utilize the Start menu to restart their computer quickly. Likewise, you may use it even without a mouse also.

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Using the Keyboard Shortcuts

When yourmouse is not working, keyboard shortcuts are your best friends. They can help your restart your PC and even boost your productivity in most cases. So, it doesn’t hurt to learn at least some of the important ones.

This is perhaps the quickest shortcut to restart your computer.

Alt + F4 is a common keyboard shortcut to close applications. But, you may use it to restart your PC too.

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you may press theCtrl + Alt + Delete keystogether to access a menu of useful commands such as lock user, open task manager, sign out, etc. Among the list, there is a restart option that you can use to restart your system. Here’s how you can do it.

Using the Run command

After you run the code, the restart will begin under a minute. However, you may even delay the restart for some time later at a specific time. For this, utilize the commandshutdown -r -t.

For instance, if you want to restart the system after5 minutes, utilize the commandshutdown -r -t 300. Since we are specifying the time in seconds, so you need to convert the required minutes or hours into seconds.

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Using the Command Prompt

you may access the command prompt first and enter the same command as in the aboveRunmethod. However, to open the command prompt first, open the Run window and type the commandcmd.

you may quickly restart your computer with a bat file. However, you need to create one first. Here’s how you can do it.

Once you have created the BAT file, firstgo to the File Explorerusing the shortcut key Windows + E. Then, use theUp/Downarrow and the Enter key to navigate across folders. After you find it, open it by pressing the Enter key and your computer will restart automatically.

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