How to Do Soft and Hard Reset of Your Roku Streaming Device

Roku is considered as one of the best streaming player available in the marketplace these days. This device is extremely famous for its rich-cinematic picture quality, live streaming, easy subscription to popular channels like Netflix, Hulu, and thousands of other apps and games.

If we talk about Roku’s hardware system, it is phenomenal as it offers light-weighted yet powerful streaming device which is portable and fully compatible with any television set. But as we all are aware of the fact, that nothing is perfect in this world and same law is applied to this streaming device. Like every other gadget, Roku also has some shortcomings. And to troubleshoot these situations, it is wise to take System> Press Power Button> System Restart.

If you are using some older device of Roku then you can perform the soft reset by simply pressing the button which is placed at the back of the streaming device.

How to Perform Hard Reset?

Performing a hard reset may change your device’ settings and wipes all the data. That’s why it is least recommended method. If you are using Roku Ultra then you have to follow these steps:

Go to Settings> System> Advanced System Settings> and then Factory Reset.

However, if you are using any other Roku device then follow these simple steps:

Remove all the cords except power cable> Press and hold the button which is placed at the back of the device. Hold it for few seconds and simultaneously remove the power cord. Release the button and wait for few minutes then connect the cable to the device.

These are the simple steps which will help you to perform hard and soft reset. If after performing these steps, you are still facing problem then dial Roku toll free number and ask them for help.

Edward Mark wrote so many blogs till today. Currently, he is working in Roku Help as a senior technician. But, his passion for writing is still on; he writes blogs on Roku troubleshooting methods. If you have any Roku issue, read his blog posts.