Rebooting a 360 box

[Tom41]

Just two quick questions. Firstly, is there any option in the menus to reboot a 360 box without having to physically switch the power off and on? I can find a Factory Reset option, but don't really want to clear and delete everything.

Secondly, about how often would you recommend rebooting the 360 box on average? Every week, every month, or only when something is wrong?

[roy247]

Hi Tom41,

You only need to reboot the box if you think you are having problems. Just press the off button on the remote and then switch the power off and on again with either the switch on the back of the box or at the plug.

The factory reset has 2 options it's only a partial system reset and not a complete factory reset if you select the Keep recordings option.

These are the factory reset options.

Keep Recordings
Format Disk

If you choose the Keep Recordings option that means you won't lose your recordings and any planned recordings or series links you've set up, but you will have to sign into your apps such as iPlayer, Prime, Netflix and ITVX again, also Match frame rate and Standby power consumption will go back to their default settings if you have changed them.