Standard restarting laptop - the procedure is simple and understandable, but emergency situations happen. Sometimes, for some reason, the touchpad or connected mouse refuse to function normally. System hangs also no longer canceled. In this article will understand how in these conditions to restart the laptop using the keyboard.
Restarting a laptop from the keyboard
All users know about a standard key combination to reboot - Ctrl + Alt + Delete. This combination calls the screen with action options. In a situation where manipulators (mouse or touchpad) do not function, switching between blocks is carried out using the Tab key. To go to a button for selecting the action (rebut or shutdown), it must be pressed several times. Activation is carried out by pressing Enter, and the choice of action - arrows.
Next, we will analyze other reboot options for different versions of Windows.
Windows 10.
For the "dozens", the operation does not differ in high complexity.
- Open the start menu using the WIN or CTRL + ESC key combination. Next, we need to go to the left settings block. To do this, press Tab several times until the selection is set to the "Expand" button.
- Now we select the shutdown icon and click Enter ("Enter").
- Select the right action and click on the "input" once again.
Windows 8.
In this version of the operating system there is no familiar "Start" button, but there are other tools for rebooting. This is the panel "Charms" and the system menu.
- Call the Win + I combination panel opening a small window with buttons. Selection of needed by arrows.
- To access the menu, press the combination of Win + X, after which we select the desired item and activate it with the Enter key.
Read more: How to restart Windows 8
Windows 7.
With the "seven" everything is much easier than with Windows 8. Call the "Start" menu with the same keys as in Win 10, and then the arrows choose the necessary action.
Universal method for all systems
This method is to apply hot keys Alt + F4. This combination is intended to complete the application. If any programs are launched on the desktop or folders open, first they will be closed in turn. To reboot, press the specified combination several times until the desktop is completely cleaning, after which the window opens with action options. Using the arrows, select the desired and press "input".
Script "Command Line"
The script is a file with the .cmd extension, in which commands are prescribed to control the system without accessing the graphical interface. In our case, it will be a reboot. This technique is most effective in cases where various system tools are not responding to our actions.
Please note that this method implies preliminary training, that is, these actions must be performed in advance, with an opportunity for future use.
- Create a text document on the desktop.
- Open and prescribe a command
Shutdown / R.
- We go to the "File" menu and select "Save As".
- In the File Type list list, select "All Files".
- We give a document any name on Latinet, add .cmd extension and save.
- This file can be placed in any folder on the disk.
- Next, we create a shortcut on the desktop.
- Click the "Overview" button near the Object Location field.
- We find our created script.
- Click "Next".
- We give the name and click "Finish".
- Now click on the PCM label and go to its properties.
- We put the cursor in the "Quick Call" field and clamp the desired key combination, for example, Ctrl + Alt + R.
- Apply changes and close the properties window.
- In the critical situation (system hang or failure of the manipulator), it is enough to press the selected combination, after which a warning will appear about the emergency reboot. This method will work even with the hang of system applications, such as "conductor".
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Conclusion
Today we have dismantled options for rebooting in situations when there is no possibility to use the mouse or touchpad. The methods above will also help perform a laptop restart if it is hung and does not allow standard manipulations.