How to Force-Restart an HP Laptop If your HP laptop is frozen and so you can't restart it using the above method, then you may need to force a restart.

How to factory reset an HP laptop on Windows 11 or 10 Step 1: Open the Settings window on your Windows 11 or 10 laptop by pressing Windows Key + I.

As an example, "shutdown -r -t 3600" will restart your HP Pavilion in 3,600 seconds, or one hour. Click "OK" to schedule the system reboot.

You can factory reset an HP laptop using Windows Settings or Windows Recovery to revert the laptop to its original state.

How to Reboot an Operating System Disk. The longer your computer stays on, the more background programs can accumulate and the more RAM can get filled up, causing potential slowdowns, crashes and ...