Reboot: The process of restarting a working computer system. Rebooting is sometimes necessary to recover from an error, or to re-initialize drivers or hardware devices.
A reboot can be broken down into 2 categories:
Cold or Hard: The power was physically shut off, then turned back on. **Note: A hard reboot should only be performed if the computer is completely frozen (does not respond to keyboard/mouse commands), as it may result in damage to hardware components.
Warm or Soft: The computer was restarted without loss of power.
Your computer will also have a “Restart” option, which means that the operating System (OS) closes all programs, before a warm/soft reboot.
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