Difference Between Hard Reboot and Soft reboot
Aspects |
Hard Reboot |
Soft Reboot |
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Restart |
In hard reboot, there is a power button to hold for 5-10 second to turn off the Computer then again turn on to restart the computer. |
In soft reboot, there is a restart option available in computer. We click the restart button to restart the Computer. |
Loss of Data |
In hard reboot, risk can be high for data loss. |
In soft reboot, there is a less risk of data loss. |
Speed UP Performance |
Speed of hard reboot is slower. |
Speed of soft reboot is faster. |
Loss of Power |
There is a power loss because in hard reboot there is physically required to turn off the computer to hold power button for 5-10 second. After 5-10 second to turn on the computer. |
There is no power loss because in soft reboot we manually click the restart button in the computer that restart our computer. |
Example |
If our system freezes or working slowly so in that case we want to reboot it by holding the power button to turn off the computer and after 5-10 second, then turn it again. |
If our system freezes or working slowly so in that case we select the restart button in the system to restart the computer. It will save the current state and makes the computer faster as compare to hard reboot. |
What is Reboot?
Reboot is the process of restarting a computer, mobile phone, etc. It resolves many issues in our computers such as the freezing issue, our computer works slower, and rebooting it resolves these types of issues. Hard reboot and Soft reboot are the types of reboot. In this article, we will cover the use of reboot and its causes. Also will cover how to reboot a PC and tell the differences between a hard reboot and a soft reboot.