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How to Restart a Acer Laptop (Step By Step Guide)

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This guide will teach you how to restart your Acer laptop in case of a frozen screen or slow performance. By following these simple steps, you can get your laptop back up and running quickly and without any hassle. If your Acer laptop is acting sluggish or giving you a hard time, don’t stress! we will teach you how to restart your Acer laptop in case of a frozen screen or slow performance.

This guide is easy to follow and will have your Acer laptop up and running smoothly again in no time. Say goodbye to frustration and hello to smooth sailing as we dive into step-by-step instructions and handy tips.

How to restart a Acer Laptop

If your laptop starts to act strange, you might need to restart it. Follow these steps to restart your Acer laptop:

  1. Close all open programs and shut down your computer.
  2. Remove the battery and plug in the power cord.
  3. Hold down the power button for about 8 seconds, or until the laptop turns off automatically.
  4. Wait a few minutes, then re-insert the battery and turn on your computer.
  5. If it still doesn’t work, try pressing and holding down both of the alt/del keys together for about 10 seconds, then hitting Enter to start Windows in Safe Mode. 6. Once in Safe Mode, try to restart your computer by pressing F8 when you start up the computer.

Warning before starting the process

If your Acer laptop is not starting up, it may be time to restart it. Restarting the computer will force all of its software to reload and may solve some common startup problems. Before restarting your Acer laptop, be sure to back up any important files first.

To restart your Acer laptop:

  1. Shut down your Acer laptop by pressing the power button for about 20 seconds.
  2. After the machine has stopped turning on, wait at least five seconds before trying to start it again. This allows the internal hardware to completely cool down.
  3. Press and hold the power button for about 20 seconds until you see a message on the screen that says “Acer Aspire 1 E5-575-33BM Desktop” or something similar (see screenshot below). Release the power button and wait another two minutes for the computer to finish starting up.
  4. If your Acer laptop starts up but does not look or feel normal, immediately press and hold both of the volume buttons on your keyboard until you see a menu appear (see screenshot below). From this menu, select “Restart.” The computer should now start up in Safe Mode with Networking (see below). Do not let go of these buttons until you reach Safe Mode!
  5. In Safe Mode with Networking, open “CMD” by typing “‘com’ into Start Menu search bar and selecting CMD from results as seen in image below:
  6. To access the Windows Boot Manager, type “bootmgr” into CMD and press Enter.
  7. You should now see a list of boot entries as seen in image below:

If you do not see a boot entry for your Acer laptop, type “bcdedit /set {current} recoveryenabled no” (without quotes) into CMD and press Enter. This will disable the built-in Windows Recovery feature and force you to use a traditional boot media (such as a USB drive) to start your Acer laptop in case of problems.

How to Restart a Acer Laptop

Disconnecting power and removing battery

To restart a Acer laptop, remove the battery and disconnect power. Then press and hold the power button for at least 30 seconds until the laptop turns off. To restart the laptop, connect power and press the power button.

Removing the hard drive

  • To restart a Acer laptop, remove the hard drive.
  • If your laptop is having trouble restarting, you may need to disconnect power and remove the battery. If the problem persists, you can try resetting the BIOS.
  • Turning the laptop on using the power button
  • If your laptop doesn’t turn on when you press the power button, try one of these tips.
  1. Try plugging in the AC adapter and turning on the laptop.
  2. Try pressing and holding down the power button for about 10 seconds until you hear a beep and your laptop turns on.
  3. Try taking out the battery and putting it back in.

4.Try pressing and holding down the Fn key (the function key with a “F” at the top left corner of your keyboard) and hitting the power button at the same time to restart your computer in safe mode. 5. Try pressing and holding down the Fn key and hitting the volume up or down button to restart your computer in diagnostic mode.

Restarting by pressing F2

If your laptop is not responding, or if it’s been turned off for an extended period of time, you may need to restart it. To restart your Acer laptop:

  1. Press the power button to turn on the laptop.
  2. Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold down the F2 key until you see Windows logo appear on the screen.
  3. Release the F2 key and continue using your computer. 4. If the laptop does not start up, you may need to replace the power cord or battery.

Recovery mode

Acer laptop users may want to know how to restart their device in recovery mode. This is a last resort when all other methods have failed. To restart your Acer laptop in recovery mode: Shut down your computer and unplug the power cord. Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds until you hear the startup sound. Release the power button and plug in the power cord.

Turn on your computer by pressing the power button. If you are prompted to enter your password, do so. In Windows 8 or 10, start screen will appear as soon as you turn on your computer from Recovery Mode (see image below). In previous versions of Windows, press F8 when you see “Welcome to Setup”. From there, choose “Advanced Options” and then select “Restart.”

Restart Acer laptop using keyboard

If you are using an Operating System older than Windows 8 or 10, follow these steps instead:

Shut down your computer and remove any external devices, such as USB storage devices or printers. Press and hold Esc + Alt+Delete together for about 5 seconds until you see a message that says “Command prompt has been successfully activated.”  At the command prompt, type rstrui.exe and press Enter/Return key. In Windows 7 or earlier, type msconfig at the command prompt and press Enter/Return key. Choose Startup tab from the window that appears (see image below). Under “Restart” option, choose 3 options: When operating system.

How do I restart my Acer laptop when the screen is black?

If your laptop is frozen or won’t start up, there are a few things you can do to try and get it working again. Some simple troubleshooting steps may include:

  • Check the power supply by plugging in an external power source and checking to see if the laptop turns on. If not, replace the power supply.
  • Try pressing and holding down the power button for several seconds to restart the computer from its “power-on” screen.
  • Restore the computer to its factory settings by following these steps:

How to reboot Acer laptop Windows

1) Insert a Windows XP or Vista installation disc into your optical drive. If your laptop has a CD/DVD reader, insert the disc into that device instead. If your laptop doesn’t have a disc drive, go to Acer’s website and download the Acer Recovery Utility software.

2) When the utility starts up, click on Repair My Computer.

3) On the next screen, choose Troubleshoot from the list of options.

4) Under System Problems, select Restart Your Computer From The Disk Drive To Try And Fix Problems.

5) Click OK to restart your computer.

6) After your computer restarts, click on Start Up From The Last Known Good Configuration to load Windows XP or Vista as if it were brand new.

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