# Reset button warning

**URL:** https://community.muos.dev/t/reset-button-warning/1481
**Category:** Archived
**Created:** [April 19, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.muos.dev/t/reset-button-warning/1481 "2026-04-19T14:35:43Z")
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### Author: ![Delibirb77](https://community.muos.dev/user_avatar/community.muos.dev/delibirb77/32/53_2.png) [@Delibirb77](https://community.muos.dev/u/Delibirb77)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.muos.dev/t/reset-button-warning/1481/2 "2026-04-19T14:40:50Z")

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Unfortunately this is not possible, as the reset button is hardwired to instantly cut all power, it’s like pulling the plug on your PC while it’s running.

If we could have software control over the button, we would have disabled it a long time ago due to the damage it may cause.

You can find more information on this here:

> [@When should the reset button be used?](https://community.muos.dev/t/when-should-the-reset-button-be-used/44):
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> [What does the reset button do?](#reset-button) The reset button is hardwired to cut all power to the system instantly and does not allow muOS to safely close anything currently running. This is like pulling the plug from your PC while it is still running, and is likely to cause corruption of important files. This may not become apparent until much later when your device starts exhibiting weird behaviours. Because of this, it should only ever be used as a last resort. [What should I do instead to minimise corru…](#safe-shutdown)

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