How Do You Reboot A Gateway Computer?
Gateway computers need to be rebooted from time to time. Many users keep their Gateways running constantly. However, you can improve your Gateway’s performance by restarting once per week at least. When you install or uninstall programs, you’ll also need to restart your computer. Programs will prompt you to restart in order to complete setup or erase any temporary files. Another reason you may need to reboot is after installing hardware or driver updates. To keep your system running smoothly, always reboot when prompted. Save all open files and close all programs before rebooting. Go to “Start — Turn Off Computer — Restart” to restart through the operating system. Press “Ctrl + Alt + Del” to restart through Task Manager. Go to “Shut Down — Restart” to reboot. For Gateway desktops, the Del key can be found near the numeric keypad. On Gateway laptops, all three keys can be found on the right side of the keyboard with the Del key at the end of the row of function keys. Restart manually