What to do if Windows 10/11 is not restarting

• Restarting your PC is an excellent way of fixing some of the most common Windows 10 issues. More so, it is a recommended step that you should follow when installing or uninstalling software.
• Some Windows 10 issue scan prevent your PC from restarting, and that's exactly what we will be covering in the guide below.
• We've covered plenty of similar articles in our hub dedicated to fixing System errors, so check it out if there are other issues bothering you.
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Besides the standard power options, we’ve always had Shut Down and Restart options on Windows computers. And Microsoft kind of managed to break it for some users who upgraded to Windows 10 over Windows 7 or Windows 8.

Additionally, other affected users run into the same problem after a major update. Both were unable to restart their PC, as the PC is shutting down instead of rebooting.

We made sure to shed some light on this rather peculiar problem and provide you with a few applicable solutions.

Why is Windows 11 stuck on restarting?

Restart issues can be problematic, and many reported random restart problems on Windows 11. To fix this it’s advised to run the built-in troubleshooter and check your power settings.

This can be a serious issue, especially if your Windows 11 PC is stuck in reboot loop, so you can’t boot properly to your PC. This is most likely caused by system damage or your hardware.

Your PC can also get stuck on automatic repair loop, which will also prevent you from using it. However, there are a couple of solutions that might help with these issues.

What can I do if Windows 10 won’t restart?

1. Run the Power troubleshooter

Choose Update & Security.

Expand the Power Troubleshooter and click on the “Run the troubleshooter” button.

Let’s start by relying on the built-in troubleshooting tool to resolve the problem. Most reports suggest that the problem occurred after an update, which isn’t exactly uncommon for Windows 10.

Every major update is similar to a fresh installation in regards to drivers, and meddling with those consequently leads to massive issues. Either way, let’s give the troubleshooter go, and if it fails, we can safely move to the next step.

2. Try with the Clean Boot and SFC/DISM

Click “Disable all” to disable all active third-party services.

And, to address concerns about a possible system corruption, we’ll need you to run two built-in utilities from the elevated Command Prompt. Here’s how to run SFC and DISM on Windows 10:

If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10 over the Windows 7 installation, it’s quite common for certain third-party apps to fail you later on. On the same note, it’s not uncommon for that transition to come out with corruption of system files.

In order to address the first possibility, we’ll need you to start your PC in the Clean Boot mode (without any third-party applications starting with the system).

3. Boot into Safe mode

Under the Advanced startup, click Restart now.

If the Clean Boot and utilities failed you, let’s make sure that some of the first-party secondary devices aren’t causing the problem. Some reports state that the Intel Management Engine (common on many laptops) is causing the problem.

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When in the Safe Mode, Windows 10 shouldn’t load this driver. If you’re able to restart your device from the Safe mode, we suggest checking the next step which explains how to disable this service.

4. Disable Intel Management Engine

Right-click on the Intel(R) Management Engine Interface and choose Disable device from the contextual menu.

As we already noticed in the previous step, the Intel Management Engine tends to break the restart option. We made sure to explain how to disable it and, hopefully, resolve the major stir it caused. In order to do so, you’ll need to navigate to Device Manager and disable the device there.

Hopefully, you’ll be able to restart your PC through the system UI without any issues.

5. Uninstall a third-party antivirus and scan for PUPs

Run the tool and click Scan Now.

Certain third-party antimalware solutions and Windows 10 are not cooperating properly, especially if you have an older version installed.

If your antivirus interferes with the PC system it might cause such troubles and keep the system from restarting. If this is the case, you might consider another antivirus solution.

There are plenty of lightweight security software that will work smoothly in the background while you do anything else.

In order to benefit from high-quality security and error-free running time, you should thus choose from the best antivirus software on the market now.

6. Rollback Windows update or reset your PC to factory settings

Choose Update & Security.

Click Get started under the “Go back to the previous version of Windows 10 section.

And this is how to reset it to factory values:

Click Get started under Reset this PC.

If you’re still stuck with the error at hand, we can only suggest turning to a couple of Windows 10 recovery options. Now, you can either roll back to the previous system release or, even better, reset your PC to factory values.

Both options allow you to keep your data but will relieve you off of some third-party applications.

7. Perform a clean reinstallation

Finally, if none of the previous steps haven’t relieved you of the issue at hand and you’re still unable to restart your PC, we can only concur that a clean reinstallation is the next logical step.

If you’re not sure how to reinstall Windows 10, we made sure to provide you with the in-depth instructions in this article. After the reinstallation, you shouldn’t have any more issues.

Also, make sure to tell us whether one of the steps helped you in the comments section below. Your feedback is of utmost importance to us.

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