# How to Sign "I need to restart my computer" in Sign Language

How many times have you overloaded your desktop with endless open tabs and applications and had to force a restart to continue your day? We’ve all been there, we get it! Now, you’ve got a way to let your Deaf or hard-of-hearing colleague, teammate, or classmate know that you have to do that restart without leaving them hanging in the dust!

## Signing “I need to restart my computer”

1. **Signing "I":** Point to yourself with your index finger.
2. **Signing “Need”:** Using your index finger on your dominant finger, shape it like a hook or “X” and bring it to in front of your chest. Bring your index finger down a couple of times, emphasizing depending on how badly you need to do something.
3. **Signing “Re-start”:** Sign “R” “E.” Then place your non-dominant hand in an “open 5” handshape, with the palm facing your dominant hand. Using your dominant hand in a “1” handshape, stick your index finger in between the index and middle finger of your non-dominant hand, and twist, as if starting a car.
4. **Signing “My”:** Place your dominant hand in an “open 5” handshape and lay across the middle of you chest.
5. **Signing “Computer”:** Using your dominant hand, form a “C” handshape. Tap it against your forehead with your thumb touching your forehead.
6. **Signing “I”**: Point to yourself with your index finger.

## Fun Fact

There are actually several ways to sign computer, the one shown here is widely recognized, but this can vary based on the region or environment.

## Learn how to sign other work phrases:

- [I need to restart my computer.](/content/asl/i-need-to-restart-my-computer/index.html)
- [Can you see me?](/content/asl/can-you-see-me/index.html)
- [This meeting could have been an email.](/content/asl/this-meeting-could-have-been-an-email/index.html)
- [Can you just adult for a sec?](/content/asl/can-you-just-adult-for-a-sec/index.html)

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