# Restart (Windows)

## What

Use **Restart Windows Devices** when you need FileWave to remotely reboot one or more managed Windows computers from FileWave Central or FileWave Anywhere.

## When/Why

A remote restart is useful when a Windows device needs to finish an installation, recover from a known issue, or complete an admin-approved maintenance task.

## How

The action is available in both FileWave Central and FileWave Anywhere.

<p class="callout danger">There is no confirmation dialog when you issue the restart command. Choosing the command immediately starts the restart workflow.</p>

### FileWave Central

In FileWave Central, right-click one or more devices and choose **Restart Windows Devices**:

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### FileWave Anywhere

In FileWave Anywhere, the same restart action is available from the device details action menu:

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From the Devices view, select multiple Windows devices to restart them in one action:

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After FileWave issues the restart command, any logged-in user sees a warning dialog similar to the first example below. The screenshots are from Windows 11, so the prompt may look slightly different on Windows 10.

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Three minutes after the first warning appears, FileWave shows a second warning. That second warning tells the user the Windows device will restart in 2 minutes.

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