On a laptop this does not apply. Press the power button until the screen and all the lights turn off and immediately remove your finger. It's not the best solution to shut down a pc, but sometimes there's no other.
Ive seen many videos on this. Never heard of a hidden restart feature in Windows. Apparently, this is also present in older systems, including Windows XP.
I have never used that Del key for that function... that diagram made me feel strange. Also this feature is useless, as when my computer is unresponsive, getting the Alt+Ctrl+Del screen to load is a problem.
I found this useful when I had bad repaints in MSFS as everything froze. Sometimes it didn't work because I couldn't pull up the menu with Ctl Alt Del. I have my power button set to shutdown the PC in the settings. I'm not sure if that is even good for the PC, but it did shut down everything where I could reboot the system and delete the bad repaint file from the MSFS Community Folder. Very useful information as always, thanks, Brian.
2:20 "in a way which is safe" Not necessarily "safe". This is technically calling KeBugCheck(POWER_FAILURE_SIMULATE) kernel opcode under-the-hood, which equals physically cutting and reapplying power to the machine or using a physical reset button. No write buffers are ever synced, no consistency checks are performed, no filesystem is guaranteed to be consistent, and, furthermore, the operating system itself is not guaranteed to be operable afterwards. That is especially important on servers, where you can simply nuke a whole OS when under a heavy load and with pending I/O operations that way.
Your diagram shows CTRL + CTRL + DEL instead of CTRL + ALT + DEL. Is there any reason why you select keys so far apart, e.g. why not the CTRL and ALT keys close together on the keyboard? Does it matter?
I would preffer we had an emergency "close all windows" as is the most annoying thing to wait 1 minute before windows realize the program is freezing and you lose control over the OS.
Press and holt the power button for 5 seconds and it will shut down inthe same way even if the PC is "Unresponsive" This wont work if you PC unresponsive
Really handy video Brian and I wish I had this method a few days ago when I crashed my main laptop and finally got it back because I was able to restore from a restore point which by a stroke of luck, I had created a couple of days ahead of this crash. But this seems to be much easier to access the booting of the machine. Maybe I would like to see a video on how to fix a crashed computer via that "Hold down shift" while you are powering on the machine so we have this method on hand. Thanks again mate from down under.
You can use this trick when Windows get stuck and the system is not responding at all. But what if the keys not even responding too? Task failed successfully.
Press and hold the physical power button on the computer for about five seconds. The system will then power off. Once it turns off, press the power button to turn it on.
@@MrBillUp Pressing and holding the power button on the computer for five seconds is a last resort when restarting or shutting down the system via the operating system does not work. That is, when all other options have been exhausted, because the computer is not accepting keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) inputs, then if you want to use the computer again, then forcing the system off becomes necessary. Of course, the system should not freeze often. If the computer freezes often, then that is indicative of software or hardware problems, including possibly a bad hard drive. In addition, even though forcing a computer off can cause data corruption, it is rare that this would cause the loss of all data on the drive. Some of the system files in the operating system may become corrupt, which may prevent Windows from booting, but most of your data files should not be corrupt. Of course, in order to access your files, Windows will need to be installed without removing your data, or better yet, the computer should be started from a Linux live USB flash drive, and your data then copied to an external drive, before reinstalling Windows.
If my pc/laptop become unresponsive then even ctrl alt delete wont work because my pc/laptop is at that time no longer working so emergency restart wont work either. If this is the case than i just hold down the power button to shut my machine of and restart it from there because there is no other way for me to use emergency restart because i cannot use it if my computer is completely locked up.
Yes, Ive heard of this funtion but have never really used it to get out of a freeze-up for where the PC stops responding for example. Really dont know the real purpose of it.
Why Windows becomes "unresponsive" is idiotic. OS/2 always responded. UNIX always responded. I haven't tried it with Linux. Even with "kernel panic" the system doesn't freeze!
Windows and specifically Windows 11 is the biggest pile of shit I have ever come across. Coming from a Mac, I thought its time to try Windows machine for gaming etc, Since I purchased the machine 3 days ago, all I have been doing is resetting, rebooting, reinstalling due to startup freezing, booting into Bios with sudden missing boot drive. All to no avail! How the hell does anyone get anything done with this turgid system? I’m heading back to the sanity of my Mac!
Was this a brand name PC or one custom-built? I never heard of such problems with a brand-name PC. Custom ones may not have all the drivers installed or the latest BIOS.
I am blind, and I use a screen reader and don’t use the mouse. Does anyone know if there’s a way to do this using the keyboard? When I push control alt delete, are usually get a menu telling me that I can sign out or lock the computer or switch user account or change the password. There is no power icon in the menu. Also, if I hold down the left control, my arrow keys will change.
Ok so this makes no sense, how does it restart in a way thats safe compared to a normal restart, and if your pc is completely unresponsive and keyboard and mouse do nothing you cant use restart or emergency restart, as chris and emm mentioned press and hold power button to shut down completely is the only option. I fail to see when this feature would ever be used or be useful. If you had a problem and could restart normaly why would you use this.
Yes. It’s been standard fare on all Windows versions with slight variations. However, some lockups leave even that function unavailable and a hard restart is required
Yes. What he showed in this video works in Vista and later. In XP it is done by opening Task Manager, holding down Control and clicking on Restart (emergency restart) or Turn Off (emergency shut down) from the Shut Down menu at the top.
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Did you know about this hidden feature? let me know in comments section below.
I know this hidden feature from last week from internet.
Yes, I knew.👍
I have had on several occasions when frozen, that ctrl+alt+del wont do anything, have to just hold in the power button to turn off then on again.
I knew about the three-fingered salute, but the control + power I did not know about.
just pull the plug from the electric socket..job done
That is not a safe way and can damage the hardware
That will may corrupt your important windows file
On a laptop this does not apply. Press the power button until the screen and all the lights turn off and immediately remove your finger. It's not the best solution to shut down a pc, but sometimes there's no other.
😂😂😂
Ive seen many videos on this. Never heard of a hidden restart feature in Windows. Apparently, this is also present in older systems, including Windows XP.
Handy unknown tip, another reason you may want to use this is if you think a external party is in your system, performing this will kick them out.
I have never used that Del key for that function... that diagram made me feel strange.
Also this feature is useless, as when my computer is unresponsive, getting the Alt+Ctrl+Del screen to load is a problem.
0:57 When you want more Control, just press Ctrl+Ctrl+Del. The more Ctrl the better
I found this useful when I had bad repaints in MSFS as everything froze. Sometimes it didn't work because I couldn't pull up the menu with Ctl Alt Del. I have my power button set to shutdown the PC in the settings. I'm not sure if that is even good for the PC, but it did shut down everything where I could reboot the system and delete the bad repaint file from the MSFS Community Folder. Very useful information as always, thanks, Brian.
2:20 "in a way which is safe"
Not necessarily "safe". This is technically calling KeBugCheck(POWER_FAILURE_SIMULATE) kernel opcode under-the-hood, which equals physically cutting and reapplying power to the machine or using a physical reset button. No write buffers are ever synced, no consistency checks are performed, no filesystem is guaranteed to be consistent, and, furthermore, the operating system itself is not guaranteed to be operable afterwards. That is especially important on servers, where you can simply nuke a whole OS when under a heavy load and with pending I/O operations that way.
Your diagram shows CTRL + CTRL + DEL instead of CTRL + ALT + DEL.
Is there any reason why you select keys so far apart, e.g. why not the CTRL and ALT keys close together on the keyboard? Does it matter?
its a mistake
old days : ctrl+alt+del restarted immediatelly the pc :)
I would preffer we had an emergency "close all windows" as is the most annoying thing to wait 1 minute before windows realize the program is freezing and you lose control over the OS.
lol this feature has been around since windows 3.1 back in the early 90s
Press and holt the power button for 5 seconds and it will shut down inthe same way even if the PC is "Unresponsive" This wont work if you PC unresponsive
That’s considered a “dirty” restart and can corrupt hard drive data. Sometimes, however, it’s your only option
Really handy video Brian and I wish I had this method a few days ago when I crashed my main laptop and finally got it back because I was able to restore from a restore point which by a stroke of luck, I had created a couple of days ahead of this crash. But this seems to be much easier to access the booting of the machine. Maybe I would like to see a video on how to fix a crashed computer via that "Hold down shift" while you are powering on the machine so we have this method on hand. Thanks again mate from down under.
If the OS is frozen then ctrl alt del wont go through as input.. its basic. this is only valid for program freezes, NOT an os freeze
Real nice tip !
Now that brings back memorys of good old windows 95 and the amazing maze screen saver.
You can use this trick when Windows get stuck and the system is not responding at all. But what if the keys not even responding too? Task failed successfully.
What if your PC has froze solid and you can't get CTRL + ALT + DELETE to work either? I guess you're creamed? 😁👍
Press and hold the physical power button on the computer for about five seconds. The system will then power off. Once it turns off, press the power button to turn it on.
@@Eternal_Tech I did this once too often and destroyed the hard drive on my laptop. Lost all my data in the process, so not recommended lol 😁
@@MrBillUp Pressing and holding the power button on the computer for five seconds is a last resort when restarting or shutting down the system via the operating system does not work. That is, when all other options have been exhausted, because the computer is not accepting keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) inputs, then if you want to use the computer again, then forcing the system off becomes necessary.
Of course, the system should not freeze often. If the computer freezes often, then that is indicative of software or hardware problems, including possibly a bad hard drive.
In addition, even though forcing a computer off can cause data corruption, it is rare that this would cause the loss of all data on the drive. Some of the system files in the operating system may become corrupt, which may prevent Windows from booting, but most of your data files should not be corrupt. Of course, in order to access your files, Windows will need to be installed without removing your data, or better yet, the computer should be started from a Linux live USB flash drive, and your data then copied to an external drive, before reinstalling Windows.
Holy mother of God, great thumbnail and video 🙏
No sir, I've never heard of this feature before. How in the heck do you find this stuff, Britec?🤠
New knowledge.
I also have keyboard keys in case I loose video or the mouse: Win+X, U, R (or U).
If my pc/laptop become unresponsive then even ctrl alt delete wont work because my pc/laptop is at that time no longer working so emergency restart wont work either.
If this is the case than i just hold down the power button to shut my machine of and restart it from there because there is no other way for me to use emergency restart because i cannot use it if my computer is completely locked up.
Yes, Ive heard of this funtion but have never really used it to get out of a freeze-up for where the PC stops responding for example. Really dont know the real purpose of it.
I was unable to get this "feature" in Windows 11 Pro V22H2 just the normal power off icon.
Can you make a video "How to add expiration date for shared Google Drive files using Google Apps Script"?
Awesome!
So if you had a ransomware randomly pop up would this work?
I just recently learned about this from another RUclips video
Why Windows becomes "unresponsive" is idiotic. OS/2 always responded. UNIX always responded. I haven't tried it with Linux. Even with "kernel panic" the system doesn't freeze!
Thanks Brian.
I didn't know this was an option.
Windows and specifically Windows 11 is the biggest pile of shit I have ever come across. Coming from a Mac, I thought its time to try Windows machine for gaming etc, Since I purchased the machine 3 days ago, all I have been doing is resetting, rebooting, reinstalling due to startup freezing, booting into Bios with sudden missing boot drive. All to no avail! How the hell does anyone get anything done with this turgid system? I’m heading back to the sanity of my Mac!
Was this a brand name PC or one custom-built? I never heard of such problems with a brand-name PC.
Custom ones may not have all the drivers installed or the latest BIOS.
@@mungox1 ASUS laptop..
@@rrasch8125 Return the computer as it is defective. What you are experiencing is not normal with Windows 11.
Something happened to my pc like it just glitching and it won't stop
Hello, I am grateful for your attention, your time, and your incredible knowledge in sharing this marvelous tip!
or you can run the command "shutdown -r -f -t 1"
I am blind, and I use a screen reader and don’t use the mouse. Does anyone know if there’s a way to do this using the keyboard? When I push control alt delete, are usually get a menu telling me that I can sign out or lock the computer or switch user account or change the password. There is no power icon in the menu. Also, if I hold down the left control, my arrow keys will change.
Thanx 🙂
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I have a problem where i'm using ethernet but it says 2.4ghz how can I change it to ethernet 5ghz
Ok so this makes no sense, how does it restart in a way thats safe compared to a normal restart, and if your pc is completely unresponsive and keyboard and mouse do nothing you cant use restart or emergency restart, as chris and emm mentioned press and hold power button to shut down completely is the only option. I fail to see when this feature would ever be used or be useful. If you had a problem and could restart normaly why would you use this.
This works also in windows 10
oh my god you just saved my pc thank you god bless
Cool!
Taken Down by me. Sorry Brian, I should have put it on Discord.
why would keyboard work if pc is frozen?
This is silly. If your PC is locked up the only thing that will work is to turn it off with the power button.
Please press ctrl+alt+delete at least 3 times (in case you did it wrong one of the times) in order to avoid catastrophic damage to your file system.
I assume you learnt this from ThioJoe?
interesting thank you never knew this 😁
Does this work on Windows 7 ?
Yes. It’s been standard fare on all Windows versions with slight variations. However, some lockups leave even that function unavailable and a hard restart is required
Yes. What he showed in this video works in Vista and later. In XP it is done by opening Task Manager, holding down Control and clicking on Restart (emergency restart) or Turn Off (emergency shut down) from the Shut Down menu at the top.
Alt-Ctrl-Del has been around forever. The power button thing in the lower right is not that radical, though nice to see