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  2. Does your Windows 11 PC keep restarting? Let's fix that ... - AOL

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    An overheating laptop or desktop will try to prevent damage to critical hardware components by shutting itself down. This is one of the leading causes of a Windows 11 PC getting stuck in a restart ...

  3. Hang (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In many cases programs may appear to be hung, but are making slow progress, and waiting a few minutes will allow the task to complete. Modern operating systems provide a mechanism for terminating hung processes, for instance, with the Unix kill command, or through a graphical means such as the Task Manager's "end task" button in Windows (select the particular process in the list and press "end ...

  4. Restart the computer and close programs on Mac - AOL Help

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    1. Click the Apple menu, and then click Shut Down. Note: Wait for 20 seconds, and then turn on the computer. 2. On the keyboard, hold down the Command and Option keys, and then tap the esc key. In the Force Quit Applications window, click any program other than Finder to highlight it, and then click Force Quit. 3.

  5. Hibernation (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Hibernation (also known as suspend to disk, or Safe Sleep on Macintosh computers [1]) in computing is powering down a computer while retaining its state.When hibernation begins, the computer saves the contents of its random access memory (RAM) to a hard disk or other non-volatile storage.

  6. Shutdown (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Turns off the computer. -r: Shuts down and reboots a computer. -m[\\ Computer Name] When shutting down a network computer, allows user to choose which computer to turn off. -t xx Timer before shut down occurs. By default it is set to 30 seconds. -c "message" Allows a message to be shown in the System Shutdown window. It can not be more than 127 ...

  7. Halt and Catch Fire (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computer engineering, Halt and Catch Fire, known by the assembly language mnemonic HCF, is an idiom referring to a computer machine code instruction that causes the computer's central processing unit (CPU) to cease meaningful operation, typically requiring a restart of the computer.

  8. Mac (computer) - Wikipedia

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    Mac is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple since 1984. The name is short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), a reference to a type of apple called McIntosh. The current product lineup includes the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops, and the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro desktops.

  9. Mission Control (macOS) - Wikipedia

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    On Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Exposé featured a new organized grid view and allowed users to activate Exposé from the Dock. In Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, some features of Dashboard, Exposé, and Spaces were incorporated into Mission Control. This gave an overview of all running applications just like "All windows" but grouped windows from the same ...