How to restart Windows

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Do I need to restart/reboot Windows after installing or uninstalling GlassWire?

GlassWire definitely requires a restart/reboot after an install. We also recommend that you restart/reboot your computer after uninstalling GlassWire.

Restarting/rebooting Windows ensures that none of the components are running. The exception is usually components that are shared with other programs and sometimes components that are shared with other user accounts on the same computer.

Most programs won’t need you to restart/reboot unless the installer or uninstaller asks you to. But we recommend that make installs and uninstalls run as cleanly as possible by reducing the possibility of unintended interactions causing an error or fault.

It is worth being clear that you can re-start your computer in two ways:

  • A restart is called a warm boot because the computer is not completely powered off.

  • Starting after a shutdown, where the computer is powered off, is called a cold boot because the machine is not hot, i.e. is not been powered on when you restart it.

How to restart Windows

Restart using the keyboard

  1. Press Windows+M to minimise all windows and display the Desktop.

  • Press Alt+F4 to quit/close the current program which is Windows because all the other windows are minimised.

  • Press Down or ↓ to select Restart when the Shut Down Windows dialog appears.

  • Press Enter to Restart.

Restart using the mouse

  1. Click on the Start Menu button which is normally at the bottom-left corner of the screen:

  • Click on the On/Off icon above the Start Menu button

  • Select Restart from the menu. Note that the shutdown will start immediately as there is no confirmation dialog unlike using the keyboard.

How to shutdown Windows

Shut down using the keyboard

  1. Press Windows+M to minimise all windows and display the Desktop.

  • Press Alt+F4 to quit/close the current program which is Windows because all the other windows are minimised.

  • Press Enter when the Shut Down Windows dialog appears.

Shut down using the mouse

  1. Click on the Start Menu button which is normally at the bottom-left corner of the screen:

  • Click on the Shutdown icon above the Start Menu button

  • Select Shutdown from the menu. Note that the shutdown will start immediately as there is no confirmation dialog unlike using the keyboard.

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