Question: How to Reboot Windows 8?
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Use “Shift + Restart” on the Windows 8.1 Start screen

Head to the Start screen and press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard.

Then, while still holding SHIFT, click/tap the Power button and then the Restart option.

Windows 8 then takes you to the “Choose an option” screen.

On it, click or tap Troubleshoot.

How do you reboot a Windows 8 laptop?

How to restore a Windows 8 laptop or PC to factory default settings?

  • Click “Change PC settings”.
  • Click [General] then select [Remove everything and reinstall Windows].
  • If the operating system is “Windows 8.1”, please click “Update and recovery”, then select [Remove everything and reinstall Windows].
  • Click [Next].

How do you reboot Windows?

Method 2 Restarting Using Advanced Startup

  1. Remove any optical media from your computer. This includes floppy discs, CDs, DVDs.
  2. Power off your computer. You can also Restart the computer.
  3. Power on your computer.
  4. Press and hold F8 while the computer starts.
  5. Select a boot option using the arrow keys.
  6. Hit ↵ Enter .
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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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