The most annoying thing in Vista is the time it takes for staring up. XP is much better in this regard, but still I get irritated when I am forced to restart my PC. Most of the time this happens due to myself frequently installing things that i shouldn’t and end up trashing the PC which results in a restart.
Follow the tips below to “warm-boot” the windows instead of “cold booting” it!
Windows Vista: Select Start, then click on the padlock button icon and from there, hold down the SHIFT key while clicking on the “Restart” choice.
Windows XP: Its pretty much the same. Select Start. Select “Shut Down” and Hold down the SHIFT key while clicking on the “Restart” button.
Update: Well, this tip is in error. It used to work in Windows 95/98, but it doesn’t work anymore. I thought it did, but I was mistaken. I remember it working on XP SP1, but somehow its not working anymore.
Raju PP is the founder-editor of Technically Personal, which is one of the most widely read technology blogs on the web. He holds an Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication, and has previously worked as a Technical Specialist in Banking Software domain.
the wonders of SHIFT Keys. i love your blog. it’s very informative. keep it up ^_^
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We can also restart by pressing ALT F4 +R
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Welcome to the site Venkat. Thanks a lot for the tip.
This is useful, thanks so much!
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Am glad you liked it.
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I don’t think this tip will work. Its been dead after windows 98. This is wrong information.