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How to Reset Firestick/Fire TV

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Mitch Bartlett 9 Comments

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If your Amazon Fire TV is laggy or freezing, it may be time to perform a reset. A reset will clear all memory and usually solves any problems you are experiencing with the device. You can reset the Firestick, Toshiba, Insignia, and Fire TV box models using these steps.


Contents

  • Option 1 –  Force Reset From Remote
  • Option 2 – Reset Via Menus
  • Option 3 – Remove Power
  • FAQ
    • My Fire TV still keeps freezing. What can I do?
    • Is there a way to reset Fire TV without the remote control?

Option 1 –  Force Reset From Remote

To reset Fire TV from the remote:

Press and hold the “Select” and “Play” buttons on the remote simultaneously until the Fire TV resets. The screen should go black, then show the Fire TV logo. These steps will not clear any data from the device


Option 2 – Reset Via Menus

To reset the Fire TV through the menu system:

  1. Starting from the Home screen of the Fire TV, select “Settings” > “My Fire TV” or “System” > Restart“.
  2. A screen will appear where you can select “Restart” to proceed with the reset.

These steps will not clear any data from the device

Fire TV Restart Setting


Option 3 – Remove Power

It’s safe to simply pull the power cord from the back of the Fire TV or your TV that has built in Fire TV support, then wait about 10 seconds before plugging it back in. This should fully reboot the device allowing you to continue using it.


FAQ

My Fire TV still keeps freezing. What can I do?

If the freezing seems to happen only with certain channels or apps, you may want to try uninstalling then reinstalling the channel or app.

You may also want to try a factory hard reset. A factory hard reset will wipe all data and settings from the device and set it back to how it was when you first purchased it. You can do this by going to “Settings” > “My Fire TV” or “System” >” Reset to Factory Defaults“. From there, enter your PIN, then choose “Reset“.

Is there a way to reset Fire TV without the remote control?

Your best option would be to use the remote control feature in the Amazon Fire TV app. The app is free and available for download to your Kindle Fire, Apple, or Android device.

Filed Under: Guides Tagged With: Fire TV

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Comments

  1. Dorletha Sharp says

    May 15, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    I did a hard reset. My fire TV is frozen at the select language option. I have tried unplugging TV and pushing select and play alternately.

    Reply
  2. Dorletha Sharp says

    May 15, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    I did a hard reset. My fire TV is frozen at the select language option. I have tried unplugging TV and pushing select and play alternately. TV still frozen. What else can be done.

    Reply
    • Lynn DiNardo says

      September 14, 2020 at 6:35 pm

      Mine is frozen on new vision accessibility feature

      Reply
  3. Dollie says

    October 2, 2020 at 11:43 pm

    I followed your instructions on how to unfreeze my remote and I really appreciate it thank you so much..

    Reply
  4. Toni says

    October 11, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    on my television I had an older fire stick and then purchased a new fire stick In both cases it will freeze and buzz at any time I have done a hard reset and I have also return to factory default edit apps on again and again it is still doing it is it my TV is it an outlet please help

    Reply
    • Mitch Bartlett says

      October 11, 2020 at 10:12 pm

      Try a wall outlet. Sometimes the TV won’t provide enough power via its USB port.

      Reply
      • Toni says

        October 14, 2020 at 8:03 pm

        Thank you Mitch but i have already set up that way. im so frustrated
        I don’t want to go out and buy another TV and that not be the problem either

        Reply
  5. Toni says

    October 14, 2020 at 8:05 pm

    Also all the hard reatsrts and resets are not fixing it

    Reply
  6. Guy says

    April 4, 2021 at 5:41 pm

    If it’s a fire tv, try plugging in a controller through the usb port. My ps4 controller worked perfectly

    Reply

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