A way to reset/restart the Xbox One?

So I recently started playing Mortal Kombat X and I saw I got an achievement so I held the home button to look at it. But my game froze and only the home button would work. So I turned off my Xbox but the flashing light kept going on and off. So I eventually got pretty pissed and unplugged my Xbox then plugged it back in. Now it won't turn on. I've only had it for about a month and a half and it's already giving me troubles I won't be happy. So I'm wondering if there's a way to like restart it, like holding down the home and power button for the iphone? And that would make my Xbox turn back on, Thanks!

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Best Answer

If the Xbox wont turn on after plugging it back in, the problem may be power/hardware related, so a restart may not be possible.

But, the way to do a hard reset on your Xbox One is to hold your finger on the glowing power button (front of console) for about ten seconds. This is equivalent to doing the Restart option through the Xbox One system settings, and will do a "hard reset" of the Xbox OS (so longer boot up time even if youve set it to Instant On).

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Quick Answer about "A way to reset/restart the Xbox One?"

Press the Xbox button ? to open the guide.

Select Profile & system > Settings > System > Console info.

Select Reset console.

On the Reset your console? screen, you'll see three options: Reset and remove everything. This option resets the console to factory settings.

How do I completely restart my Xbox One?

Press and hold the Xbox button \ue3e3 in the center of your Xbox controller to open the Power Center. Select Restart console. Select Restart.

Can you manually reset an Xbox One?

Simply press the Xbox button, head to Profile & System > Settings > System > Console info > Reset console. You can now choose whether to keep your data and apps or reset everything.

What happens when you hard reset your Xbox One?

Resetting your console to its factory settings erases all accounts, saved games, settings, and home Xbox associations. Make sure to sign in and connect to Xbox Live if you want your data synced up. Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

Does a hard reset on Xbox delete everything?

Note: when resetting your console you have two different options (Keep Games & Apps or Remove Everything). If you choose to keep games and apps then your games are not deleted from the console.

HOW TO HARD RESET YOUR XBOX ONE IN 2019 EASY

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