We’ve all been there, sitting at our computer desk, starring at out computer screaming “reboot computer“! The computer is frozen again and no matter what you do to the keyboard and mouse, it’s stuck on the same screen. Not to worry, getting that computer to reboot isn’t that hard at all. It’s just a matter of knowing what buttons to push and for how long. Googling “how reboot computer” and looking at all the search results really shows how many people are having this problem.

Rebooting your frozen computer isn’t tough at all, in fact it takes less than 15 seconds to do. You just need to find the power button which is usually located on the front of your tower, then push and hold the button in for 8-10 seconds. The computer should turn off and then press it one more time to start the computer back up. That’s it! Because your computer froze and had to be shut off that way, you might see a screen that says your computer is checking the hard drive for errors. Don’t worry, this is completely normal and actually a good thing. It might find and fix the problem that actually caused your computer to freeze in the first place.

If your computer froze and just needed to be rebooted, consider yourself very lucky. A lot of people have worse problems with their computer rebooting. For example it might reboot randomly when they are in the middle of working on important things or even worse it might just sit and reboot over and over. It most cases this is usually due to a virus or some sort of malware picked up on the internet. Consider yourself lucky though and keep that virus protection up-to-date. It’s also a good idea to run some anti-spyware or anti-malware software from time to time to make sure your computer doesn’t get infected. There are plenty of free options available for download so you should be all set.

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