Warm Boot
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Feb 19, 2013 ... The definition of Warm Boot defined and explained in simple language
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Warm Boot
To perform warm boot (also called a "soft boot") means to restart a computer. It is often used in contrast to a cold boot , which refers to starting up a computer that is turned off.
A warm boot is typically initiated from the operating system , rather than pressing a button on the computer itself. For example, to perform a warm boot on a Windows system, you may select Shut Down → Restart from the Start Menu . In Windows 8, you can open the Charms bar and select Settings → Power → Restart to reboot the computer. If you use a Mac, you can perform a warm boot by selecting Restart… from the Apple Menu.
Warm booting (restarting a computer) is more common than cold booting since most people leave their computers in sleep mode when they don't use them. While a home computer may not need to be turned off for months, it may need to be restarted every few days or weeks to complete new software installations . Even though a warm boot does not include a power on self test (POST ) like a cold boot, it performs the rest of the boot sequence and therefore loads any system files that were installed before the computer was restarted.
