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Sign in to saveIn computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally. Reboots can be either a cold reboot (alternatively known as a hard reboot) in which the power to the system is physically turned off and back on again (causing an initial boot of the machine); or a warm reboot (or soft reboot) in which the system restarts while still powered up. The term restart (as a system command) is used to refer to a reboot when the operating system closes all programs and finalizes all pending input and output operations before initiating a sof
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14 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Etymology
- Cold versus warm reboot
- Hard reboot
- Restart
- Causes
- Deliberate
- Power failure
- Random reboot{{anchor|Random}}
- Hibernation
- Simulated reboot
- Windows deviations and labeling criticism
- See also
- References
In computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally. Reboots can be either a cold reboot (alternatively known as a hard reboot) in which the power to the system is physically turned off and back on again (causing an initial boot of the machine); or a warm reboot (or soft reboot) in which the system restarts while still powered up. The term restart (as a system command) is used to refer to a reboot when the operating system closes all programs and finalizes all pending input and output operations before initiating a soft reboot.
== Terminology == On some systems, IBM uses the term re-IPL for reboot and the term restart has a different meaning.