Restart Your iPad

When something goes wrong with technology, the first step of troubleshooting is to restart or force restart a device. In this article, we will go over how to restart your iPad.

The steps to restart an iPad varies slightly depending on the model you have.


Restart iPad - Without Home Button

  1. Press and hold either volume button and the top button until the “slide to power off” screen appears.
  2. Tap and slide to the right to power off.
  3. To turn on your iPad after 30 seconds, press and hold the top button until the Apple logo appears.
An iPad Pro with Face ID with arrows pointing to the sleep wake and volume buttons. The sleep wake button is located on the top right side and the volume buttons are located on the upper right side of the iPad.

Restart iPad - with Home Button

  1. Press and hold the top button until the "slide to power off" screen appears.
  2. Tap and slide to the right to power off.
  3. To turn on your iPad after 30 seconds, press and hold the top button until the Apple logo appears.
An iPad 9th generation with an arrow pointing to the power button on the top right side of the device.

If your iPad is frozen or unresponsive, you can try a force restart.

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Last updated: May 12, 2025

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An Apple Account can be created on an iOS device with iOS 9 or later.

Reference the original support article by Apple here: Restart Your iPad - Apple Support

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