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<p data-path-to-node="5,2,0"><strong data-path-to-node="5,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Restart Immediately:</strong> Once the standard process finishes, you <strong data-path-to-node="5,2,0" data-index-in-node="61">MUST</strong> restart your device to release the 2026 file locks <strong data-path-to-node="5,2,0" data-index-in-node="117">+1&nbsp;(888)&nbsp;271-0943</strong>.</p>
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