eli5 Why does turning your device on and off often solve a technical issue?
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Sometimes a computer’s operating system can get cluttered and confused with instructions with a bunch of different programs running. When you turn it off, it clears all active programs and processes from it’s memory which lets it start with a fresh slate.
Think of the computer’s memory like your desk. If you take a bunch of books and open them ont he desk and take papers and binders and writing utensils and scatter them throughout the desk it can become too cluttered to work and find things efficiently. It might help a little if you put some books and binders away but that can still leave behind loose pieces of papers and other items that don’t have a permanent place. Turning off the computer clears everything off the desk and makes it clear to work on again.
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