Amazon KINDLE TOUCH Guide

Reset Kindle to Factory: How to Soft and Hard

Reset Kindle

What's the difference between soft and hard reset kindle?

While both Soft and Hard Reset are used for troubleshooting and fixing

malfunctioning devices, they have their own unique effects on the device.

Restart kindle is also known as soft reset. This "soft" reset restarts

the Kindle software, but won't affect any of the documents or books you currently

have saved on the device.

Reset Kindle to Factory, also called hard reset, will remove all downloaded and

transferred content from your Kindle. You will still be able to download items from

the cloud.

In what cases do we need to restart or reset kindle device?

It's easy to restart your Kindle to resolve glitches or other issues. You may need

to restart your kindle in the following cases:

^The Kindle screen frozen or unresponsive;

^ Trouble with Kindle startup;

^ Fail to link Kindle with PC;

^ Cannot connect to internet(wifi).

In contrast, hard reset can be useful in case the problems on your device are due

to corrupted or malfunctioning files. Hard reset will be suggested in the following

cases:

^Selling your Kindle devices;

^Gifting your kindle devices;

^Ebooks not opening, kindle freezing or not operating properly, not being able to

access your amazon account and more.

Quick Access

1. Restart/Reset Kindle 1st and 2nd Generation

2. Restart/Reset Kindle Keyboard

3. Restart/Reset Kindle 4

4. Restart/Reset Kindle Touch

5. Restart/Reset Kindle Paperwhite/Kindle Basic/Kindle Voyage/Kindle

Oasis

1. Restart/Reset Kindle 1st and 2nd Generation

Kindle Model

(Kindle

Generation)

Restart Kindle

Reset Kindle to Factory

1st

Generation

Kindle

Turn off your Kindle, and then

open the back cover to remove

battery. Install the battery and

back cover about at least 1

minutes later, and start the Kindle

again.

Use a tiny and sharp

needle to press the

Reset button for 30

seconds in the back

cover of your Kindle.

2nd

Generation

Kindle

Slide the power button for 1

minutes until the screen flashes to

restart your Kindle.

Slide the power button

up to 30 seconds and

then release to wipe user

data and go back to

factory defaults.

2. Restart/Reset Kindle Keyboard

1 Restart Kindle Keyboard

Method 1 Slide the power button for 15 to 30 seconds, and your Kindle will

reboot automatically. Please note your kindle will go blank for a few seconds, and

it will restart itself in a 1 or 2 minutes.

Method 2 Press the Menu button>>Settings>>then press the Menu again and

you'll see the restart kindle show in the drop-down menu.

2 Reset Kindle Keyboard to factory

Press the Menu button>>Settings>>then press the Menu button again and

"Reset to Factory Defaults" will appear. Just navigate to it to reset your Kindle

keyboard to factory settings.

3. Restart/Reset Kindle 4

1 Restart Kindle 4

Method 1 Slide the power button for up to 30 seconds, and your Kindle will

reboot automatically. In this process, the green light besides your kindle power

button will blink and your kindle will go blank for a while, and it will restart itself

soon.

Method 2 Press the Menu button, then navigate to Settings. Then press the

Menu button again and Press "Restart" to restart your kindle dx.

2 Reset Kindle 4

Press the Menu button>>Settings>>then press the Menu again and you'll see

the "Reset to Factory Defaults" show in the drop-down menu. Press it to reset

your kindle to factory defaults.

4. Restart/Reset Kindle Touch

1 Restart Kindle Kindle Touch

Method 1 Hold the power button for up to 30 seconds, and your Kindle will root

automatically.

Method 2 Tap the Menu button at the top-right corner, then tap Settings. In the

settings page, tap Menu button again and then tap "Restart" to restart your kindle

touch.

2 Reset Kindle Kindle Touch

Tap the Menu button at the top-right corner, then tap Settings. In the settings

page, tap Menu button again and then tap "Reset device". Finally, n the pop-up

window, tap "Yes" to reset your kindle touch to factory setting.

5. Restart/Reset Kindle Paperwhite/Kindle

Basic/Kindle Voyage/Kindle Oasis

Kindle Paperwhite, kindle basic, kindle voyage and kindle oasis all can use this

method to restart or reset to factory defaults.

1 Restart Kindle Paperwhite/Kindle Basic/Kindle

Voyage/Kindle Oasis

Method 1 Press the power button for at least 30 seconds until you see the

Restart dialog appears.

Method 2 Tap the three dots at the top right corner and then tap "Settings". In the

Settings, select Device Options, and you will see "Restart" option. Just tap it to

restart your Kindle paperwhite.

1 Reset Kindle Paperwhite/Kindle Basic/Kindle

Voyage/Kindle Oasis

Tap the three dots at the top right corner and then tap "Settings". In the Settings,

select Device Options, and you will see "Reset" option. Tap "Reset" and you will

see a pop up windows asking if you really want to reset your kindle. Tap "Yes" to

reset kindle paperwhite to factory settings.

More kindle tips and tricks:

Four Solutions When Kindle Won't Turn On

Why Kindle not Charging and How to Fix It

Where are Kindle Books Stored on

PC/MAC/Android

Do you know how to reset your kindle know? If you have any other great method

to reset kindle, please share them in the comments.

This PDF is generated upon https://www.epubor.com/reset-kindle-to-factory.html,

and the original author is Epubor.

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