Why does restarting a computer fix things?

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Published on 2009-07-15T15:34:32Z Indexed on 2010/04/02 7:53 UTC
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The title say sit all, but why does restarting a computer tend to fix things? It seems like IT folks always ask, "Have you restarted your PC?" But Why?

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