How to force reboot from user login screen

windows-7 windows reboot

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Solution 1

If you wish to force a reboot, and the option to cleanly power down or reboot is not available, and a tap of the power button sends the device to standby, then hitting the reset switch, holding in the power button for 5 seconds, or removing power is the only option. It's a poor practice for admins to remove the ability for a user to power down cleanly, because the end result is that users tend to do a hard reboot out of necessity, potentially causing data loss or other issues.

Solution 2

Just click the dropdown arrow attached to the shutdown button, and choose restart.

Solution 3

One way to do it is a hard reboot or a hard reset by holding down the power button for 5 to 6 seconds or unplug the cable or the battery.

Solution 4

If the computer is remotable and you have LMI, then just remote to it and execute a restart command from LMI.

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Ant

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Ant almost 2 years

If I have a computer with windows 7 on it, that is in the user login screen,

how do I force a reboot?

Pressing the "Shut down" button won't help since it is set to go to stanby in that occasion (but then again the user login screen would reappear)
- Ramhound about 11 years
  
  There should be a power options on the login screen. If shutting down your computer only places it in hibernation then you have power mangement configuration problems.
Taegost about 11 years

This is a very bad way to do it... I highly recommend AGAINST that!
Taegost about 11 years

This is a very bad way to do it... I highly recommend AGAINST that!
Carl Abrahamsson about 11 years

@Taegost, can you please tell us a better way?
rtf about 11 years

@Taegost, can you please tell us a better way?
Ramhound about 11 years

This can cause data loss. This is a horrible idea.
Scott Chamberlain about 11 years

Many domain attached computers will have this option disabled via group policy, but still a good option +1.
Carl Abrahamsson about 11 years

@Ramhound, got any better solution?