There's a secret way to restart your Windows 11 PC? Here's how to do it

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Usually, whenever a new feature comes out for Windows, Microsoft advertises it widely in a blog post to let everyone know. Or if they don't, people discover the feature soon after an update. However, a helpful feature sometimes slips through the cracks, only to be unearthed years later. Also: How to upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 - 2 free options That was my reaction when I found this obscure Emergency Restart method for Windows 11 after stumbling across a post on the Sysadmin subreddit. Reddit user '-Steets-' shared the information in 2022, although other comments claim the method was present on Windows XP, which came out over 20 years ago. To access Emergency Restart, press the CTRL + ALT + DEL keys on your Windows PC -- a pretty normal action. However, this time, hold down the CTRL key and click the power button in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This action leads to a message on screen stating that you're attempting an Emergency ... Read full article.