Sooner or later, each user thinks about how to restart the browser. This elementary task must be remembered even by a novice user. After all, rebooting Internet browsers can come in handy during system crashes and during freezes. Each browser has its own methods for solving the problem. All of them will be described below. In reality, everything is much simpler than it seems. And even a preschooler will cope with the task.
Universal approach
How to restart the browser? The easiest solution is to close and reopen it. In fact, the user will need to complete the work with the browser, and then start it again.
This will require:
- Click on the red X in the right corner of the browser.
- Double-click to open an Internet browser by clicking on the corresponding icon on the desktop.
Done! Such an option can be considered a universal solution. But there are several approaches to solving the problem.
Keys
How to restart the browser? As we already said, the main ways to translate ideas into reality depend on the program used to access the network. But among universal tricks, certain keyboard shortcuts are often distinguished. We’ll talk about them.
So, some are interested in what it means to "restart the browser." There are several definitions, namely:
- full reboot of the browser;
- updating open pages.
Most often, the second scenario is implied. To implement it, you should click on the F5 button in the browser. Or you can use the combinations:
These approaches are also considered universal. Now you can talk a little about the secrets of updates in different Internet browsers.
Frozen browser
But first, consider a situation in which an emergency reboot may be required. This alignment is not too common, but it does occur.
How to restart a browser that freezes or slows down? To do this, you need to do the following:
- Click Ctrl + Alt + Del.
- Select "Device Manager".
- In the "Applications" tab, select the desired browser using the cursor.
- Click on the "Finish" button.
- Accept the warning and confirm the operation.
As a rule, after that any selected application will be urgently closed. Now all that remains is to restart the network browser. There is nothing difficult or incomprehensible in this.
We work with Opera
It’s clear how to restart the browser. Next, we will talk about how to refresh pages in various Internet browsers. This is an extremely important operation that every user should know about.
Let's start by updating Opera. This is a fairly popular browser, working with which is a minimum of hassle.
The manual for updating pages in the Opera looks like this:
- Run the application for working with the Internet on a PC.
- Open the desired page.
- Click RMB on any free space on the screen. The main thing is that the cursor is not on the hyperlink.
- Select the "Update" command in the menu that appears.
After the actions taken, the open tab will be updated. This technique works in most browsers, but it is not very popular.
Mozilla Browser
How to restart the browser? The next in line application is Mozilla Firefox. Working with this browser is quite simple. And updating pages is done at minimal cost.
To restart the open page, you will need:
- Go to the browser.
- Move the cursor to the image of the circular arrow. It is located in the right corner of the address bar.
- Click on the corresponding LMB button.
After clicking on this control, only the current page is updated. If you want to reload all the tabs, then the procedure will have to be repeated on all open sites.
Explorer and update
How to restart the Explorer browser? This browser is not used too often by people, but you need to be able to work with it.
Updating pages is carried out in the same way as in "Mozilla". Just click on the button with the image of a rounded arrow in the open tab. Nothing incomprehensible or supernatural.
We work with "Chrome"
How to restart the Google Chrome browser? Using such an application is very simple. Updating pages here is done by clicking on the control we are already familiar with. This is a rounded arrow.
Unlike Mozilla and Explorer, the corresponding button in Chrome is outside the address bar. More specifically, to her left. Next are the Forward and Back buttons. Clicking on the corresponding control will update the active tab, take a step back or forward.
Together
Now it’s understood how to restart the Chrome browser and more. All of these browsers have commands that are responsible for reloading all tabs open in the browser.
They look like this:
- Chrome: // restart - for Google.
- Press Shift + F2, write restart and click on “Enter” - for “Mozilla”.
- Hold Ctrl + T, select "Reopen the last session" - for Explorer.
Perhaps this is all. Now it’s clear how to restart the browser in one case or another.