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How to Restart a Chromebook

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Google has finally added an option to restart Chromebooks. You can now restart your Chromebook by clicking the power button and then choosing Restart. Restarting a Chromebook A note before we start. The menu item to restart is not available in all Chrome OS versions yet. If you do not see this option on your…

Google has finally added an option to restart Chromebooks. You can now restart your Chromebook by clicking the power button and then choosing Restart.

Restarting a Chromebook

A note before we start. The menu item to restart is not available in all Chrome OS versions yet. If you do not see this option on your Chromebook yet, wait a few more weeks and try again.

To restart a Chromebook, first, click the system tray area. This is the bottom-right corner of your Chromebook desktop where the time and battery icons are displayed.

System Tray
System Tray

Next, click the power button.

Chromebook Power Button
Chromebook Power Button

You will now see a menu with additional options. Choose Restart.

Restart Chromebook
Restart Chromebook

I hope you were able to restart your Chromebook without any issues. Ask your questions in the comments form below.

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Dinsan

Dinsan Francis is the founder of Chrome Story, which he started in 2009 — the same year Google launched Chrome. He has covered the Chrome browser and Chromebook ecosystem for over 15 years and has used Chromebooks as his primary computing device since 2010. He’s always on the bleeding edge, running the Canary build of both Chrome and ChromeOS as daily drivers.

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2 responses to “How to Restart a Chromebook”

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    Julie Barnes

    How do I restart my Chromebook if there’s no restart option?  I followed the steps but never saw the restart icon 

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  2. Dinsan Avatar
    Dinsan

    Can you tell me the Chrome OS version of your Chromebook?

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