Restarting (Rebooting) Your Computer - Gateway 300X User Manual

Restarting (rebooting) your computer

If your computer does not respond to keyboard or mouse input, you may have to close
programs that are not responding. If closing unresponsive programs does not restore your
computer to normal operation, you may have to restart (reboot) your computer.
To close unresponsive programs and restart your computer:
1
Press C +A
TRL
2
Click the
Applications
3
Click
End Task
4
Click in the top-right corner of the Windows Task Manager dialog box.
X
5
If your computer does not respond, turn it off, wait ten seconds, then turn it on again.
Important
As a part of the regular startup process, a program to check the disk status runs
automatically. When the checks are finished, Windows starts.
+D . The Task Manager window opens.
LT EL
tab, then click the program that is not responding.
.
If your computer does not turn off, press and hold the power button
for about five seconds, then release it.
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