Samsung TV takes a while to turn on or has other glitches

Your Smart TV or Odyssey Ark gaming screen uses memory just like your phone or PC. The more apps you run on your TV, the more memory it uses and when the memory gets low, it can start to run a little slow. It may take a while to turn on, the apps may take longer to start, or the menu may take longer to load. Let us show you how to cold boot or discharge your TV or Odyssey Ark gaming screen so you can clear the memory cache and get back to running at full speed.

Samsung TV takes a while to turn on or has other glitches

Note

Keeping your TV's software up to date will ensure it runs smoothly. Check out how to Update the software on your Samsung TV or Monitor.

Cold boot using the Samsung TV remote

With the TV turned on, press and hold the power button on your Samsung TV remote.
Continue holding the power button while the TV powers off and then back on.
You have just cold booted the TV. The memory cache is cleared and the TV should run more smoothly.

Cold boot without the Samsung TV remote

With the TV turned on, unplug the TV's power cord from the power outlet.
Wait 30 seconds.
Plug the TV power cord back into the power outlet.
Turn the TV on.
You have just discharged the TV. The memory cache is cleared and your TV should start running normally again.

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