How to restart WhatsApp applications on Android, iOS and Windows

Restart the mobile versions of WhatsApp

The resetting of the messaging variants intended to work on Android and iPhone devices is carried out in accordance with the algorithms applicable to any other mobile software, and the WhatsApp reset procedure itself is not the only way to do it. The methods for solving the problem from smartphones are described in detail in a separate post posted on our web portal..

Read more: How to restart WhatsApp Messenger on Android devices and iPhones

Restart the WhatsApp desktop app

Restarting WhatsApp for Windows is not difficult at all, and the choice of method depends on the triggers and the end goal of the user.

Method 1: close and reopen the messenger

If the purpose of performing the operation in question is essentially to stop the messaging application and then restart it again without giving up any data, you will only need to click the mouse a few times to perform the desired action:

1. Regardless of the information that appears in the WhatsApp for Windows window, click on the cross that appears to the right of your header. This will cause the program to close instantly.
2. Re-launch Messenger on the desktop using the desktop shortcut or the respective item in the Windows main menu.

Method 2: Windows Task Manager

In a situation where the need to restart the messenger is due to a freeze, making it impossible to perform the procedure using the frequent method previously described, must bring the “Task Manager” a Windows.

1. Either way, open “Task Manager”. Windows. As a reminder, the easiest way to do it is to press the key combination “Control”.+“To turn”.+“Esc”.

   Read more: Run Task Manager in Windows

2. Scroll through the tab shown “Processes”. the list, find the post “WhatsApp”..
3. Right click on the courier procedure of the same name, select “Delete task”. in the context menu that opens.
4. Close the procedure that is no longer displayed “Task Manager”,

   restart the messenger the way you prefer.

In some cases, It is necessary to restart WhatsApp to be able to change to a messaging account other than the current one. To perform this reset, do the following

1. Access the main WhatsApp menu by clicking on the three-dot button located above the list of open chats.
2. In the list of alternatives that appears, click on “Departure”..
3. Due, in a moment the messenger will show the authorization window in the account. If you want to absolutely reload the program, close it with a cross at the top of the window and run it again, and then authorize the WhatsApp desktop client using the service's mobile application.

   Read also: Scan the QR code to activate the desktop or web version of WhatsApp Messenger

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