How to Reboot a Computer System. Rebooting a computer system differs from a standard shutdown in that the computer automatically boots again after shutting down. The process resets many Windows ...

A reboot can also fix peripheral and hardware issues. If your computer is still running slow, this one insider trick could definitely help. So, how often should you be rebooting your computer?

As an example, "shutdown -r -t 3600" will restart your HP Pavilion in 3,600 seconds, or one hour. Click "OK" to schedule the system reboot.

Sysinternals Process Monitor is an Advanced monitoring tool for Windows, that calculates PC reboot & logon times and comes with other useful features. Learn more here.

You can restart Windows Explorer using your computer's Task Manager tool. Restarting Windows Explorer can help solve performance issues, especially if Windows Exporer has crashed.

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