Before Troubleshooting, Try Rebooting
Whether you’re using Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8x or Windows 10 – one thing remains constant: If you’re having problems with your Windows computer, no matter what they are, the first thing you should try is rebooting. Whether you’re having problems with installing a program, running a program, opening a folder, opening a file, or your computer is running like Granny Gertrude in a senior potato sack race, rebooting is the first thing you should try.
Why? Because, you might spend hours trying to figure out what is wrong and never find a thing. Before you waste time looking through tips, tricks or Googling for the answer, you might find that rebooting will fix whatever ails your computer. So before wasting time troubleshooting – try rebooting!
Rebooting flushes your memory cache, reloads all Windows system files and gives your computer a fresh start. Everything’s reloaded, memory is cleared, and that, my friends, can make a world of difference.
Why waste hours of time trying to figure out a problem? Save your time and the frustration of trying to find a solution to a problem that may be solved by something as simple as restarting your computer. We’ve learned this lesson the hard way, many times. We’ve wasted time looking for solutions to problems that seemed to disappear after we rebooted. And, often, in the frustration of the moment, when you’re computer seems destined for oblivion, simply restarting it might take care of whatever was wrong. Of course, if it the problem keeps recurring, even after you restart your computer, you’re going to have to dig down and find the source of the problem and fix it. But save all that work for later.
Before troubleshooting, try rebooting.
Good advice,but don’t stop there,it applies to other things as well,such as your mobile phone,tablets,etc,i once had a problem getting my printer to work,only after about an hour did i turn it off at the power,and restarted it did the problem go away,I restart my phone,and tablets once a week now Joe
do it all the time…thanks…
do it all the time…thanks anyway…learned many things with your tips and tricks…
To make it clear it should be a complete shut down and start not just selecting the “restart” option. Best to turn your computer off – wait a minute or two – turn your computer back on. Also a good thing to do if you have had to reset your modem to establish and internet connection.
Good advice. If rebooting doesn’t work, it’s a good thing to try a complete shutdown and wait a couple minutes before restarting.
One thing I have found is that when you mobile phone acts up the best advice is to turn it off and remove the battery then re-install and turn on. It fixes it everytime