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How to perform a hard reset on the Kindle Fire

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“My Kindle Fire sometimes freezes on me. What can I do the to stop the frozen screen from happening”

Doing a “hard reset” may resolve issues like downloading content, battery issues and frozen screen.

How to reset the Kindle Fire:

  1. Press and hold the power button for around 20 seconds and release.
  2. When it’s completely off, turn the device back on by pressing the power button.

It may also help if you completely charge the device before doing the hard reset.

Keeping your Kindle Fire up-to-date with the latest software will also help keep your Kindle Fire running smoothly. Get the lastest updates from Amazon.

Comments

  1. Love says

    Thanks so much.! My kindle froze up on me this morning and I kept pressing the on button but it still wouldnt move. I didnt know the 20 second process so thanks alot.!

  2. Alex says

    You know what…i thank you so much for your helpfulness. me trying to find a solution was ridiculess untill saw this. a web even wanted me to try and pay them for a fix. but this was simple and easy. i thank people like you who take the small time to do things like this and help other with ease.

  3. alexus says

    my kindle fire froze up while was trying to turn it off ……………………………..its not froze anymore cause of the second thing so 🙂 THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

  4. gabbie says

    thanks so much mine was not charging but the green bar was and the top and kept moving the time was wrong and it was completely frozen and i was on the verge of tears as this was and is a very expensive gift and this worked awesome.

  5. Jill says

    The twenty second fix is not working for me. My Kindle Fire is still frozen when I turn it on and will not respond to touch. Will Amazon charge me if they help me?

  6. Destinee says

    Thank you so much.. This worked and I was so grateful. I thought my Kindle Fire had broke. I was really worried. Until I tryed the 20 second process. Thanks again.

  8. naomi says

    my kindle fire won’t work…i turn it on and just the power screen nothing show…even when it charge the power doesn’t on yellow just dead!!! help please

  11. Jani says

    Thanks for the help. It works, I was already panicking, good thing I read your blog. Thanks !

  12. kaybrey says

    Thank you so much!! I was so scared it was broken, because I recieved it for a gift and never got a warranty on it. Thank god for people like you! I almost payed someone $45 to try to figure out what was wrong.

  16. chellyd says

    Thanks so much! The 20 second rule really works! I thought the my daughter had broke an exspensive birthday gift! Your a life saver! Hers, lol

  18. Carla says

    Thank you so much. I just got this to work for my daughter’s Kindle fire! She only had it for 6 weeks.

  19. erica says

    I had to take 1 fire back already, and didn’t want to do it again. Your solution saved me. Thank you so much for taking the time to help out someone who know nothing about electronics.

  20. Augie says

    Thank you so much for the 20 second process, it worked just fine and I was unaware of that process thank you once again.

  21. Sandy says

    Thank You so much for helping me learn how to unfreeze my Kindle Fire HD. I hate that there is no manual when you buy the Kindle.

  22. kiddle says

    thank you soooooo much, my son was play his education alphabet and suddenly it just wont move. i thought he broke it. i charge over nite but still cant move…..till i read this site..u rock…….

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