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Microsoft Windows has a secret emergency restart button

s nothing working on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer? Is an application hanging, or is your PC completely unresponsive? Most people will reach for the hallowed Ctrl + Alt + Del keyboard shortcut, which has been used since the earliest days of DOS to revive a

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