Discover the Secret Windows Shortcut to Emergency Reboot

Even the people who work with theWindowsfor a long time and are quite familiar with all kinds of details may not know one or another particularity of the operating system.

As an example of this truth, you probably don't know a shortcut to emergency restart in Windows which can be very useful when the system crashes.

This secret mechanism, just called “Emergency Restart”, has been present in the system since Windows Vista and can help restart the computer in full freeze situations. Check out how to find and use it!

It seems, but it's not

The tool is located in the classic Ctrl + Alt + Del menu, but it is not clearly indicated. On the screen, you must press the Ctrl key and click on the power icon in the lower right corner. Immediately, the screen will display the “Emergency Reset” option.

However, it is important to point out that emergency reset has its consequences. The system is completely shut down, which means that all unsaved progress will be lost.

If your computer crashed while you were working on an important document and you didn't save your last changes, they will be erased.

When triggering the emergency reset, you still have the option to cancel the process by selecting the “Cancel” option. So there is a moment to reconsider the decisionbefore the reboot completes.

This addition is just another convenience for users, who might consider this Windows alternative instead of using the computer's physical power button to restart.

Rebooting through Windows is, in principle, safer for the system, as the operating system is prepared for this functionality.

It is important to note that the Windows engine does not work if your computer's image is completely frozen or if there is a hardware problem.

This hidden workaround is intended to resolve cases of interface freezes, flawsin full-screen programs or other situations where the Start Menu is inaccessible but the system still responds somewhat.